Question

The IUPAC name of the ${\mathrm{CCl}}_4$ is-

Answer 1

IUPAC System of Nomenclature

• Find the carbon chain that is the longest.
• All of the substituents must be identified.
• From the end of the parent chain, count the carbons until the substituents have the lowest number.
• A prefix indicates how many times a substituent group appears (di, tri, tetra, etc.).
• A suffix or other element(s) indicates the presence of functional groups in the compound.
• If there are two or more substituents, they are listed alphabetically by base name.

IUPAC name of ${\mathbf{CCl}}_{\mathbf{4}}$

• Tetra is a secondary prefix that denotes four carbon atoms.
• The root word for carbon number is meth.
• The suffix ane stands for alkane's primary suffix.
• The prefix chloro denotes the chlorine's primary prefix.
• Structure of ${\mathrm{CCl}}_4$:

• As a result, the IUPAC name of the compound is $1,1,1,1-\mathrm{tetrachloromethane}$, which may also be written as tetrachloromethane.