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The IUPAC name of the following compound is
ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryTS EAMCETTS EAMCET 2023 (12 May Shift 2)
Options:
  • A 5-chloro-4-fluoro-3-hydroxy-4,5-dimethylnon-7-ene
  • B 4-fluoro-5-chloro-4, 5-dimethylnon-8-en-3-ol
  • C 5-chloro-6-fluoro-5, 6-dimethylnon-2-en-7-ol
  • D 5-chloro-4-fluoro-4, 5-dimethylnon-7-en-3-ol
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 5-chloro-4-fluoro-4, 5-dimethylnon-7-en-3-ol
The longest chain has nine carbon atoms.
The chain has a hydroxy group at $\mathrm{C}-3,-\mathrm{F}$ and $-\mathrm{CH}_3$ at $\mathrm{C}-4,-\mathrm{Cl}$ and $-\mathrm{CH}_3$ at $\mathrm{C}-5$ and a $\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{C}$ double bond at $\mathrm{C}-7$.

Thus, the IUPAC name will be :
5-Chloro-4-fluoro-4, 5-dimethyl non-7-en-3-ol

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