Question

Give the IUPAC name for the following compounds. 3, 3 diethyl dimethyl ethyl methyl butanol pentanol hexanol

Answer 1

a)

longest chain

6 carbons...

3-ol; 4 ethyl so:

4-ethyl-3-hexanol

b)

2nd --> OH group

3rd carbon --> ethyl branch, CH2CH3

so

3-ethyl-2-pentanol

c)

longest chain:

5 carbons -->

1-pentanol

3,5 two methyl groups

so

3,5-dimethyl-1-pentanol

d)

longest chain --> 5 carbons,

33, two methyl branches

so

3,3-dimethyl-1-pentanol

e)

similar...

6 carbons

so

5-methyl-3-hexanol

f)

finally

5 carbons chanins. pentaol

1,3-dimethyl-1-pentanol