
- Al-Ethyl-5, 5-dimethylcyclohexane
- B3-Ethyl-1,1-dimethylcyclohexane
- Cl-Ethyl-3, 3-dimethylcyclohexane
- D1,1-Dimethyl-3-ethylcyclohexane
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Correct answer: B
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Identify the parent ring
The compound is a substituted cyclohexane, so the parent name is cyclohexane.
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Identify the substituents
From the structure, there are:
- one ethyl group,
- two methyl groups on the same carbon, i.e. gem-dimethyl.
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Number the ring to get the lowest set of locants
For cyclic compounds, numbering starts from a substituted carbon and proceeds in the direction that gives the lowest set of locants.
If we assign the carbon bearing the two methyl groups as carbon 1, we get:
- methyl groups at
- ethyl group at
So the locant set is:
If instead we start numbering from the ethyl-substituted carbon as carbon 1, then we get:
- ethyl at
- methyl groups at or
giving locant sets like:
Compare:
By the lowest set of locants rule, is the correct choice.
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Write substituents in alphabetical order
In IUPAC naming, substituents are cited alphabetically ignoring multiplicative prefixes like di-, tri-, etc.
So:
- ethyl comes before methyl
Therefore the name is:
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Check options
- A: -Ethyl--dimethylcyclohexane not lowest locants
- B: -Ethyl--dimethylcyclohexane correct
- C: -Ethyl--dimethylcyclohexane not lowest locants
- D: -Dimethyl--ethylcyclohexane locants correct, but substituents not written alphabetically
Hence, the correct IUPAC name is 3-Ethyl-1,1-dimethylcyclohexane.
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