Name the compounds whose line formulae are given below:
Name the compounds whose line formulae are given below:
Identifying and numbering of parent chain
IUPAC nomenclature of the compound
3−Ethyl−4−methylhept−5−en−2−one
B) Rules of IUPAC nomenclature
• Parent chain will be the longest carbon chain containing alkene functional groups.
• Cyclohexene ring will be numbered starting from alkene carbon in such a way that nitro group gets the lowest possible position.
Identifying and numbering of parent chain
IUPAC nomenclature of the compound
3−Nitrocyclohex−1−ene
The IUPAC name of the above compound is 3−Nitrocyclohex−1−ene.