18-18-1P d - Organic Chemistry (Mcmurry)

Question

Name the following ethers:

d) 

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

d) The name of the given ether is 1-Methoxycyclohexene.

Ethers Nomenclature

The general name for ether is alkoxyalkane, where alkoxy group is the smallest carbon containing chain and the alkane is the longest carbon containing chain. An example of ether is diethyl ether, where R is $-{\mathrm{CH}}_2{\mathrm{CH}}_3$

The name of the given ether

d) In this compound, the smaller carbon chain attached to O is methoxy and the other group is cyclohexene. Therefore, the name of the ether is 1-Methoxycyclohexene.

1-Methoxycyclohexene