Chemistry
The IUPAC name of the compound is :
3-trimethylhexane
3-methyl hexane
4-methyl hexane
Organic Chemistry
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Answer
3-methylhexane
Reason — As one methyl group is attached at the third carbon and the longest chain is of 6 carbon atoms, hence, the name is 3-methylhexane
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The total number of different carbon chains that four carbon atoms form in alkane is :
- 5
- 4
- 3
- 2
CH3-CH2-OH and CH3-O-CH3 are :
- Position isomers
- Chain isomers
- Homologous
- Functional group isomers
Fill in the blanks.
(a) Propane and ethane are …………… (homologous, isomers)
(b) A saturated hydrocarbon does not participate in a/an …………… reaction (substitution, addition)
(c) Succeeding members of a homologous series differ by …………… (CH, CH2, CH3)
(d) As the molecular masses of hydrocarbons increase, their boiling points …………… and melting points …………… (increase, decrease)
(e) C25H52 and C50H102 belong to …………… homologous series (the same, different)
(f) CO is an …………… compound. (organic, inorganic)
(g) The chemical properties of an organic compound are largely decided by the …………… and the physical properties of an organic compound are largely decided by the …………… (functional group, number of carbon atoms)
(h) CHO is the functional group of an …………… (alcohol, aldehyde)
(i) The root in the IUPAC name of an organic compound depends upon the number of carbon atoms in …………… (any chain, principal chain)
(j) But-1-ene and but-2-ene are examples of …………… isomerism (chain, position, functional)
Define or explain chain isomerism and position isomerism with examples in each case.