Give the IUPAC name for each of the following:
1. A hexagon with a CH3 extended out.
2. CH3-C-CH2-C-CH2-CH3... on the first C(position 2) above and below it are single CH3. on the second CH(position 4) above is a CH2-CH3.
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1. Does the hexagon have a circle in the middle?
If it does it is a benzene ring and the compounds IUPAC name is
methyl benzene
You don't need to specify the position of the substituent because there is only one
It's common name is toluene
If the hexagon does not have a circle in the middle then it is a cyclohexane
since it has a CH3 substituent it will be
methyl cyclohexane
2.
There are 6 carbons in the main chain, thus it is a hexane
you have 2 methyl substituents on carbon 2 (2,2-dimethyl)
and 1 ethyl substituent on carbon 4 (4-ethyl)
when you construct the name list the substituents alphabetically, the prefix to the methyls is not included when assigning alphabetical position (ie ignore the di, dimethyl is assigned based on the m of methyl)
4-ethyl-2,2-dimethylhexane