MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question

What is IUPAC name of Ethylmethylisopropylamine?

(A)N-Methyl-N-isopropylethanamine
(B)N-Ethyl-N-methyl propan-1-ammine
(C)N-Ethyl-N-methylpropan-2-amineCorrect
(D)n-Ethyl-N-isopropylmethanamine

Answer: (C)

Solution

The compound is the tertiary amine , with isopropyl, methyl and ethyl groups on N. In IUPAC naming the longest alkyl group (here the three-carbon isopropyl group) gives the parent amine, and the other groups are named as N-substituents in alphabetical order. The

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