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Question
The common name of 1-chloro-2, 2-dimethyl propane is ______.
Options
isopentyl chloride
neo-pentyl chloride
n-pentyl chloride
isopropyl chloride
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Solution
The common name of 1-chloro-2, 2-dimethyl propane is neo-pentyl chloride.
Explanation:
Neo-pentyl chloride is common name of 1-chloro-2, 2-dimethyl propane.
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{Cl}\phantom{..}\ce{CH3}\phantom{...}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{.....}\\
\ce{H2C - C - CH3}\\
|\\
\ce{\phantom{...........}\underset{\text{(neo-pentyl chloride)}}{\underset{\text{1-chloro-2, 2-dlmethyl propane}}{CH3}}}
\end{array}\]
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