Question

What is the IUPAC name of neopentyl chloride?

Options

• 1-Chloro-2, 2-dimethylpropane

• 3-Chloro-2, 2-dimethylpropane

• 1-Chloro-3-methylbutane

• 1-Chloropentane

Answer 1

1-Chloro-2, 2-dimethylpropane

Explanation:

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3}\phantom{...}\\
|\phantom{.....}\\
\ce{H3\overset{3}{C} - \overset{2}{C} - \overset{1}{C}H2 - Cl}\\
|\phantom{.....}\\
\phantom{......}\ce{\underset{{1-Chloro-2, 2-dimethylpropane}}{CH3}}
\end{array}\]