Question 12.3: Naming Cycloalkenes Write the IUPAC name for each cycloalken...

Naming Cycloalkenes

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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