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

Question

Give IUPAC names for the following compounds

e) 

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

e) 

1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene

What is IUPAC?

In chemistry, the naming of organic compounds follows the rules set out by IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).

IUPAC name of compound

In the provided compound e, the name of the parent hydrocarbon is benzene. Numbering the ring in such a way that the functional group and substituent get the lowest possible number.

Position of functional group in compound

The fluorine group is at the first carbon, the nitro group is at the second and fourth carbon atom. Thus, the IUPAC name of the compound is 1-fluoro-2,4dinitrobenzene represented as:

    1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene