The IUPAC name of the compound
is:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 3-bromo-2-methylbut-1-ene
To name an alkene with substituents by the IUPAC system:
Choose the longest chain containing the C=C bond. This gives the parent name ending in -ene.
Number the chain so that the double bond gets the lowest locant.
Name halogens as prefixes (bromo, chloro) and alkyl groups as prefixes (methyl), and write all prefixes in alphabetical order.
The given compound is:
\( \displaystyle \ce{CH2=C(CH3)-CH(Br)-CH3} \)
The longest chain containing the double bond has four carbon atoms, so the parent is butene. Numbering from the \( \ce{CH2} \)= end puts the double bond between C-1 and C-2. The methyl group is then on C-2 and the bromine on C-3. Bromo comes before methyl alphabetically.
So the name is 3-bromo-2-methylbut-1-ene.
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