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Q.The IUPAC name of CH3-CH(CH3)-CH2-CH2Cl is

(a) 1-chloro-2-methyl butane
(b) 1-chloroisopentane
(c) 1-chloro-3-methyl butane
(d) None of these
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The longest chain is 4 carbons (butane). Numbering to give the substituents (Cl and CH3) the lowest locants puts Cl on C1 and CH3 on C3 -> 1-chloro-3-methylbutane.

Structure written from the Cl end: ClCH2-CH2-CH(CH3)-CH3.

Longest continuous chain = 4 carbons = butane.

Number from the end nearer the first point of difference; starting from the CH2Cl end gives the lowest set of locants: …

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