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The systematic IUPAC name of the following compound is:
The systematic IUPAC name of the following compound is:
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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
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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