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

(a) 3-chloro-2-methyl butane
(b) 2-chloro-3-methyl butane
(c) Isobutyl chloride
(d) Secondary butyl chloride
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CH3-CH(CH3)-CH(Cl)-CH3 is 2-chloro-3-methylbutane.

Step 1 - parent chain: the longest continuous carbon chain here is four carbons -> butane.

Step 2 - substituents: a methyl branch and a chlorine.

Step 3 - numbering: Number from the end giving the substituents the lowest set of locants. From the Cl-end, chloro is at C-2 and methyl at C-3; the locant set {2,3} is the same either way, so we give the lower number to the substituent cited f …

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