How would you name the following compounds,

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How would you name the following compounds?

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answered Feb 9, 2018 by mdsamim (213,225 points) 5 10 15
edited Mar 6, 2018 by faiz
 
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i. CH3 -CH2 -Br
The number of carbon atoms in the chain is 2. So, the name of the carbon chain is ‘ethane’.
Bromine (Br) atom is the functional group present. So, the prefix used is ‘bromo
’. Thus, the name of the given compound is Bromoethane.

functional group present. So, the suffix used is ‘al’. The name of the carbon chain is modified by replacing the final ‘e’ with ‘al’.Thus, the name of the given compound is Methanal.

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