What is the IUPAC name of (CH_3)_2- N- CH_3 ?

MHT CET 2022 Chemistry question

What is the IUPAC name of - N- ?

(A)2, 2- Dimethylmethanamine
(B)N - Methyldimethanamine
(C)N, N - DimethylmethanamineCorrect
(D)Trimethylamine

Answer: (C)

Solution

The compound is a tertiary amine with three methyl groups on nitrogen. The longest alkyl chain attached to N is one carbon (methane), so the parent is methanamine; the other two methyl groups are substituents on nitrogen, located by the

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