IUPAC name of the compound given below is

3,3,3 -Trimethylpropanal

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2,2-Dimethylbutanal

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3,3-Dimethylbutanal

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1,1-Dimethylbutanal.

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Solution

The correct option is C
3,3-Dimethylbutanal

The longest hydrocarbon chain with the functional group is butane. 2 methyl groups are added at the third carbon atom from the functional group aldehyde. Hence, the correct nomenclature is 3,3-Dimethylbutanal.

3.3-Dimethylbutanal

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Arrange the compounds of each set in order of reactivity towards S_N2 displacement:

(i) 2-Bromo-2-methylbutane, 1-Bromopentane, 2-Bromopentane

(ii) 1-Bromo-3-methylbutane, 2-Bromo-2-methylbutane, 3-Bromo-2- methylbutane

(iii) 1-Bromobutane, 1-Bromo-2,2-dimethylpropane, 1-Bromo-2-methylbutane, 1-Bromo-3-methylbutane.

$C_{5} H_{12}$ has a symmetrical structure with one quaternary carbon. Its IUPAC name is:

C_{10} H_{20}

2-methylbutanal

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