IUPAC name of ${({C H}_{3})}_{3} C C l$ is :

n-butyl chloride

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3-chloro butane

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2-chloro-2-methylpropane

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t-butyl chloride

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Solution

The correct option is A 2-chloro-2-methylpropane
The longest chain has 3 carbon atoms, so propane.
To second carbon both Chloride and methyl are attached. so 2-chloro 2-methylpropane.
Preference is given to chloro than methyl as alphabetically it comes first.

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