JAMB - Chemistry (2024 - No. 129)

The IUPAC name of the compound above is

3-methyl, 3-bromo butane
2-methyl, 2-bromo butane
2-bromo, 2-methyl butane
3-bromo, 3-methyl butane

Explanation

The longest Carbon chain is 4C atoms which implies the parent name is butane.

There are two substituents on C-2. i.e Bromo and Methyl. However, alphabetically, Bromo comes first and we'll have to make reference to it while naming before methyl.

Consequently, the IUPAC Nomenclature of the compound is 2- bromo, 2- methyl butane.

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