Choose the correct IUPAC name of the following compound:
A
tricyclobutylmethane
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B
methyltricyclobutane
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C
1-methyltributane
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is A tricyclobutylmethane For determing the parent chain : when, more than one alicyclic ring is attached to a single chain. Then, Rings - Substituents Attached Alkyl - Parent Chain Here, three rings are substituents and the numbered carbon is the parent chain , as shown :
The correct IUPAC name of the above structure is tricyclobutylmethane