Engineering
Chemistry
IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Compound
Question

Correct IUPAC name for the given compound is:

1-Ethoxy-1-aminobutane
1-Amino-1-ethoxy-1-methylpropane
1-Ethoxy-2-propanol
2-Ethoxybutan-2-amine
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Solution

The functional group on first priority in the given compound is an amine .

So we will number the parent chain so as to give amine the lowest number.
Thus the carbon-containing amine will be numbered (2).
So , the correct IUPAC name is 2-Ethoxybutan-2-amine.
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