Answer to Question #21399 in Organic Chemistry for radhika

Question

GIVE THE IUPAC NAME
CH3-CH3-CO-CH-OCH3
CH3 CH3
AND CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME SIR OR MADAM WHY THE NAME OF THE COMPOUND CANT BE 1-METHOXY-2,4 DIMETHYLPENTANE-3-ONE

Answer 1

Firstwe select the longest carbon chain:
1 2 3 4
CH3-CH3-CO-CH-OCH3

CH3 CH3

5
Then count the number of carbon atoms of the main functional groups(methoxy
group):
5 4 3 2
CH3-CH3-CO-CH-OCH3

CH3 CH3
1
And is called the order of each functional group , indicating carbon atom whose
will it be:
1-METHOXY-2,4 DIMETHYLPENTANE-3-ONE