IUPAC name of the compound CH_ 3 CH(C_ 2 H_ 5 )CH_ 2 CH(OH)CH_ 3 is:

MHT CET Chemistry question

IUPAC name of the compound \mathrm{CH_{3}CH(C_{2}H_{5})CH_{2}CH(OH)CH_{3}} is:

(A)2-methyl 3-hexanol
(B)4-methyl 2-hexanolCorrect
(C)Heptanol
(D)All of these

Answer: (B)

Solution

The longest chain containing the -OH carbon is six carbons (\mathrm{CH_{3}CH(OH)CH_{2}CH(CH_{3})CH_{2}CH_{3}}); numbering from the -OH end gives hexan-2-ol with a

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