What is the IUPAC name of the simplest bicyclo compound?

Bicyclo[1,1,0]butane

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bis - Cyclopropane

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Bicyclo[1,1,0]pentane

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di-Cyclopropane

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Solution

The correct option is A
Bicyclo[1,1,0]butane

The simplest bicyclo compound is

It is numbered as follows:

The numbering starts at the bridgehead and proceeds to number the ring containing higher carbon

atoms $(\frac{e x c l u d i n g t h e b r i d g e}{c o m m o n c a r b o n a t o m s})$

The compound has a total of 4 carbon atoms. Hence it is named as butane. To name the compound, we

use the bicyclo prefix. The IUPAC name is

Bicyclo[1,1,0]butane

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