Question

The IUPAC name of the following compound is:

• A. 3-disopropyl-2,4-dimethylpentane
• B. 2,4-dimethyl-3-diisopropylbutane
• C. 2,4-dimethyl-3,3-bis
  (1-methylethyl)pentane
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C 2,4-dimethyl-3,3-bis

(1-methylethyl)pentane

As we can see the molecule is symmetrical, so we can start numbering the carbons considering any one of the carbon. While naming the substituent the alphabatical order is to be followed.