The correct IUPAC name of the following compound is [figure]
- 1-bromo-5-chloro-4-methylhexan-3-ol
- 6-bromo-2-chloro-4-methylhexan-4-ol
- 1-bromo-4-methyl-5-chlorohexan-3-ol
- 6-bromo-4-methyl-2-chlorohexan-4-ol
Answer
(1) 1-bromo-5-chloro-4-methylhexan-3-ol
Solution
The compound is CH3-CH(Cl)-CH(CH3)-CH(OH)-CH2-CH2-Br.
Principal functional group: -OH (suffix -ol); parent chain: 6 carbons ⇒ hexan-ol.
Number the chain so that the carbon carrying -OH gets the lowest locant ⇒ start from the CH2Br end: -OH at C-3 (from the other end it would be C-4).
Substituents: Br at C-1, CH3 at C-4, Cl at C-5; prefixes in alphabetical order: bromo, chloro, methyl.
∴ 1-bromo-5-chloro-4-methylhexan-3-ol
Answer: (1)