IUPAC name of following hydrocarbon(X) is : CH3- CH3 |CH-CH2- (X)CH2- CH3 |CH- CH3 |CH-CH2-CH3
- 2,5,6-Trimethyloctane
- 2-Ethyl-2,6-diethylheptane
- 3,4,7-Trimethyloctane
- 2-Ethyl-3,6-dimethylheptane
Answer
(1) 2,5,6-Trimethyloctane
Solution
The longest chain has 8 C (octane) with three CH3 branches:
1CH3- CH3 | 2CH- 3CH2- 4CH2- CH3 | 5CH- CH3 | 6CH- 7CH2- 8CH3
Numbering from the left gives locants 2, 5, 6; from the right 3, 4, 7.
Since the first point of difference decides (2 < 3), the chain is numbered from the left: 2,5,6-Trimethyloctane.
Answer: (1)