Chemistry · Nomenclature (Trivial and IUPAC)

The correct IUPAC name of the given compound is:

The correct IUPAC name of the given compound is:

  • A. N-dimethyl 1-methyl-1-ethyl propane
  • B. 3-methyl-3(N, N-dimethyl amino) pentane
  • C. N-dimethyl amino-3-methyl pentane
  • D. 3, N, N - trimethyl-3-pentanamine

Step-by-step solution

The compound is a tertiary amine with a pentane backbone, an amino group at carbon 3, a methyl substituent at carbon 3, and two methyl groups on the nitrogen. According to IUPAC rules, the parent chain is pentane, the suffix is -amine indicating the functional group, and substituents on nitrogen are denoted by N- prefixes. Therefore, the correct name is 3, N, N-trimethyl-3-pentanamine, which matches option D.
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