IUPAC name of following hydrocarbon (X) is:
General Organic Chemistry (GOC) · Class 11 · JEE Main Previous Year Question
IUPAC name of following hydrocarbon (X) is:
- a
2-Ethyl-3,6-dimethylheptane
- b
2-Ethyl-2,6-diethylheptane
- c✓
2,5,6-Trimethyloctane
- d
3,4,7-Trimethyloctane
2,5,6-Trimethyloctane
Step 1: Find longest chain = 8 carbons (octane). Step 2: Number to give lowest locants. Step 3: Three methyl groups at positions 2, 5, 6. IUPAC name: 2,5,6-Trimethyloctane.
Answer: (c)
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