Question

In the trivial system which prefix will be used for the following compound?

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3}\phantom{.}\\
\phantom{...}\backslash\\
\ce{CH3 - C -}\\
\phantom{...}/\\
\ce{CH3}\phantom{.}\end{array}\]

Options

• Neo

• Tertiary

• Secondary

• Iso

Answer 1

Tertiary

Explanation:

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3}\phantom{.......}\\
|\phantom{..........}\\
\ce{CH3 - C - Tertiary group}\\
|\phantom{..........}\\
\ce{CH3}\phantom{.......}
\end{array}\]