Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination - Problems - Page 221: Problem 6-3 b

Answer

The IUPAC name of the compound is 2-bromo-2-methylpropane. The common name of the compound is tert-butyl bromide. The compound is a tertiary halide.

Work Step by Step

As per IUPAC naming, an alkyl halide is named as an alkane with a halo- substituent. The given compound has 3 carbons in its longest carbon chain (prop-), a methyl substituent at position 2 and a bromo- substituent at position 2. So, the IUPAC name of the compound is 2-bromo-2-methylpropane. The common name of the compound is tert-butyl bromide. The halogen bearing carbon is attached to three carbon atoms, so the compound is a tertiary halide.
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