Question

Name the following compound according to IUPAC system of nomenclature: CH₃CH₂COCH(C₂H₅)CH₂CH₂Cl

Answer 1

4 ethyl ,6 chlorohexan-3-one

Answer 2

CH₃CH₂COCH(C₂H₅)CH₂CH₂Cl can be named as 6-Chloro-4-ethylhexan-3-one in the term of IUPAC name,

The first step is to cover the longest chain, you need to make sure that a maximum number of carbon atoms are covered up by the chain.

Then you will cover the child chain and will attack it with the number on which the child is attached to.