Question

Which of the following analogies is correct?
$\text{Choloform}:\text{Trichloromethane}::\text{Ethylene dichloride}:$

• A. $\text{Dichloromethane}$
• B. $\text{1,2-Dichloroethene}$
• C. $\text{1,1-Dichloroethane}$
• D. $\text{1,2-Dichloroethane}$

Answer 1

The correct option is D $\text{1,2-Dichloroethane}$

IUPAC name of chloroform $\left(CHC{l}_3\right)$ is trichloromethane.
IUPAC name of ethylene dichloride $\left(C_2{H}_{4}C{l}_2\right)$ is 1,2-dichloroethane.