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IUPAC name of following compound (P) is :
ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryJEE MainJEE Main 2024 (27 Jan Shift 1)
Options:
  • A 1-Ethyl-5, 5-dimethylcyclohexane
  • B 3-Ethyl-1,1-dimethylcyclohexane
  • C 1-Ethyl-3, 3-dimethylcyclohexane
  • D 1,1-Dimethyl-3-ethylcyclohexane
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The correct answer is: 3-Ethyl-1,1-dimethylcyclohexane

By IUPAC nomenclature,

The parent chain in this compound is the cyclohexane ring, which consists of six carbon atoms.

The substituents are:

Ethyl group  attached to third carbon.

Two methyl groups  attached to carbon 1 .

The Numbering must be given the carbons in the cyclohexane ring so that  the substituents get the lowest numbers,

Hence, the name is 3-ethyl 1, 1 -dimethylcyclohexane

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