Naming 4-methyl-1-pentyne in common name?
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Jeremy Jong 3H
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Naming 4-methyl-1-pentyne in common name?
What would the common name of 4-methyl-1-pentyne be? I got isohexane.. but do we have to specify the location of the iso part?
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Re: Naming 4-methyl-1-pentyne in common name?
Since it is an alkyne the name must end in -yne. You do not specify the location of an iso but you specify the location of the triple bond, which in this case would be 1. So the name is 1-isohexyne or isohex-1-yne.
The IUPAC name would be preferable in this case. It gets confusing to combine common prefixes like iso and neo with multiple bonds.
The IUPAC name would be preferable in this case. It gets confusing to combine common prefixes like iso and neo with multiple bonds.
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