Question

What is the IUPAC name of following compound?
OH
CH3
1 - chlodo - 3-methyl cyclopentan – 4-ol
4-chloro – 2-hydroxyl-1-methylcyclopentane
3-chloro - 5-methyl cyclopentanol
4-chloro-2-methyl cyclopentanol​

Answer 1

Answer:

The IUPAC name of the given compound is 3-chloromethyl pentan-1-ol.

The parent compound contains 5 C atoms and is named pentane.

A hydroxyl group is present at first C atom.

Hence, the last alphabet e of pentane is replaced with the suffix -1-ol.

A chloromethyl group is present as a substituent at the third carbon atom.