I am having trouble naming this chain. If anyone can help your response is greatly appreciated. The bond between CH and O is a DOUBLE BOND. Thanks. (Please ignore the periods, that was the only way I could line everything up correctly)
………………CH3
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H3C----CH2----C----CH3
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………………CH====O
2007-04-13 16:13:51 · 3 answers · asked by maya 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Doesn't everybody? I don't know what AIPAC is upto lately. Every time they meet, they screw up all the old naming systems. Rule 1, identify the compound. I think nowadays this would be an "anal". Find the longest chain. I would consider this a butanal. Start numbering at the compound's attribute leading to its name and work backwards to identify side groups. Thus, we have
2,2-dimethyl-butanal.
2007-04-13 16:19:53 · answer #1 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2,2-Dimethyl Butyraldehyde
You were probably having troubles because you were assuming that the base chain was H3C-CH2-C-CH3
when you should have put H3C-CH2-C-CH=O as the main chain.
2007-04-14 15:35:33 · answer #2 · answered by mathwiz1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2,2-dimethyl-butanal
Didn't you ask this question not that long ago....
2007-04-14 00:26:08 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Hex Vision 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋