Q 15-15-18 E-d - Organic Chemistry (Mcmurry)

Question

Give IUPAC names for the following compounds

d) 

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

d) 

      1-bromo-2-propylbenzene

What is IUPAC?

According to IUPAC (the international union of pure and applied chemistry), an organic compound in chemistry should be named after the union's standards.

IUPAC name of the compound

In the provided compound d, the name of the parent hydrocarbon is benzene. I am numbering the ring so that the functional group and substituent get the lowest possible number.

Position of functional group in compound

The bromine group is at the first carbon, and the ethyl group is at the second carbon atom. Thus, the IUPAC name of the compound d is 1-Bromo-2-propylbenzene represented as:

  bromo-2-propylbenzene