The IUPAC name of CH 3- overset underset|CH3CH- CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 is

Question

The IUPAC name of CH 3- overset underset|CH3CH- CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 is (A) n-hexane (B) 2-methylpentane (C) 4-methylpentane (D) 3-methylpentane

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Numbering of substituent in the given compound is done according to lowest locant rule as shown below: <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/3f1dce969523af2bce9a5e5349879258-.png" /> Thus, the IUPAC name of the given compound is 2 -methylpentane.

Q. The IUPAC name of $C H_{3} - C H ∣ C H_{3} - C H_{2} C H_{2} C H_{3}$ is

$n$ -hexane

$2$ -methylpentane

$4$ -methylpentane

$3$ -methylpentane

Numbering of substituent in the given compound is done according to lowest locant rule as shown below :

Thus, the IUPAC name of the given compound is 2 -methylpentane.

Q. The IUPAC name of CH3​−CH∣CH3​​−CH2​CH2​CH3​ is

n-hexane

2-methylpentane

4-methylpentane

3-methylpentane