Chemistry · Nomenclature (Trivial and IUPAC)
The IUPAC name of is : \[ \mathrm{CH}_{3}-\mathrm{CH}_{2}-\mathrm{NH}-\mathrm{CH
The IUPAC name of is : \[ \mathrm{CH}_{3}-\mathrm{CH}_{2}-\mathrm{NH}-\mathrm{CH}_{3} \]
- A. Methyl ethyl amine
- B. 1-methyl amino ethane
- C. N-methyl ethanamine
- D. N-ethyl ethanamine
Step-by-step solution
The compound is a secondary amine. The longest carbon chain attached to nitrogen is ethyl (two carbons), which serves as the parent amine: ethanamine. The methyl group is attached to the nitrogen, so it is named as a substituent with the prefix N-. Thus, the IUPAC name is N-methyl ethanamine.
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