What is the IUPAC name of the organic compound formed in the following chemical reaction?

What is the IUPAC name of the organic compound formed in the following chemical reaction?

  1. 2 -methyl propan-2-ol
  2. pentan-2-ol
  3. pentan-3-ol
  4. 2 -methylbutan-2-ol

Solution

The compound contain four carbons in the Longest chain, main functional group is alcohol (suffix name ol) and methyl group attached at 2nd  position.

Hence, the IUPAC Name is 2 -methylbutan-2-ol

Asked in: NEET 2021

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