Question

For part c&d, spell out the full names of the compound separated by a comma.

Answer 1

1-chloro, 3-methyl pentane

Step-by-step explanation:

• The compound above is an organic compound.

Organic compound are named using simple, steps;

• Identify the longest carbon-carbon chain, in this case, the longest C-C chain has five carbons (pent)
• Identify the branches on longest C-C chain, in this case the branches are Cl and CH₃.
• identify the location of each carbon

Therefore; the possible names could be;

1. 2-methyl, 5-chloro pentane
2. 1-chloro, 3-methyl pentane

We are going to take 1-chloro, 3-methyl pentane as the name of the compound since it has simple digits and branches are arranged in alphabetical order.