Naming and Line structure 1.10

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Naming and Line structure 1.10

Postby 104822659 » Fri Mar 10, 2017 11:30 am

Give the systematic name for CH3CH2CH(CH3)C(CH3)3 and draw the line structure.

If the question only asked for name, could I use 1-tertbutyl-2-methylbutane? Or would the only name be 2, 2, 3-trimethylpentane?

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Re: Naming and Line structure 1.10

Postby Geoffrey Zhang 3I » Fri Mar 10, 2017 7:06 pm

Both seem fine to me. One of the TAs mentioned that in a scenario like this, the question would specify if the answer should include the longest carbon chain or not. If so, 2, 2, 3-trimethylpentane would be the answer.


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