Question 12.12: What is the IUPAC name of the following cycloalkane?
What is the IUPAC name of the following cycloalkane?
ANALYSIS First identify the parent cycloalkane, then add the positions and identity of any substituents.
STEP 1: The parent cycloalkane contains 6 carbons (hexane); hence, cyclohexane.
STEP 2: There are two substituents; a methyl (- CH_3) and an isopropyl (CH_3CHCH_3) Alphabetically, the isopropyl group is given priority (number 1); the methyl group is then found on the third carbon in the ring.
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