The IUPAC name of the following compound is [figure]
- trans-2-chloro-3-iodo-2-pentene
- cis-3-iodo-4-chloro-3-pentene
- trans-3-iodo-4-chloro-3-pentene
- cis-2-chloro-3-iodo-2-pentene
Answer
(1) trans-2-chloro-3-iodo-2-pentene
Solution
Longest chain containing the double bond = 5 carbons: CH3-C(Cl)=C(I)-CH2CH3
Numbering from the end nearer the double bond (and nearer the first substituent) gives the double bond at C-2, Cl at C-2 and I at C-3.
⇒ Substituents in alphabetical order: 2-chloro-3-iodo-2-pentene
∵ The chain carbons attached to the double bond, CH3 (C-1, lower left) and CH2CH3 (C-4, upper right), lie on opposite sides of the double bond
∴ The compound is trans-2-chloro-3-iodo-2-pentene.
Answer: (1)