Question 12.3: Write the IUPAC name for each cycloalkene.
Write the IUPAC name for each cycloalkene.
Strategy
In naming cycloalkenes, the carbon atoms of the double bond are always numbered 1 and 2 in the direction that gives the substituent encountered first the lowest possible number. If there are multiple substituents, list them in alphabetical order.

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(a) 3,3-Dimethylcyclohexene
(b) 1,2-Dimethylcyclopentene
(c) 4-Isopropyl-1-methylcyclohexene
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