Name it if you can!
Chemistry
Level
2
What would be the
IUPAC
name of the given compound?
1-pentyl cyclobutane
Both are correct
None of these
1-cyclobutyl pentane
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1 solution
1 − c y c l o b u t y l p e n t a n e is the correct IUPAC name of the compound because the cyclic part of the compund has 4 carbons while the chain part has 5 carbons.
According to IUPAC rules for nomenclature, the longest carbon chain has to be selected. Hence the answer.