The IUPAC name of the following compound is:

Neopentane

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2,2-dimethylpropane

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Isopropane

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Methyl tertiary butane

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Solution

The correct option is B
2,2-dimethylpropane

Let us begin by numbering the longest chain. No matter which outer carbon we start with, the longest chain is 3 carbons long.

There are two methyl substituents at carbon number 2. Hence, the name is 2,2-dimethylpropane.

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