What Is the IUPAC Name of the Following Compound

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?

• A) (
• E)-4-methyl-4-hepten-3-one
• B) (
• Z)-4-methyl-4-hepten-3-one
• C) (
• E)-4-methyl-3-hepten-5-one
• D) (
• Z)-4-methyl-3-hepten-5-one

Apply stereochemical principles to the prediction of physical properties such as optical rotation.

Understand the structural representation of molecules using different conventions including Fischer projections.

Explain the impact of molecular symmetry on chirality and optical activity.

Apply knowledge of stereochemistry to practical examples involving natural products, pharmaceuticals, and other biologically active compounds.

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Definitions:

George Ritzer

A sociologist best known for his concept of McDonaldization, which criticizes the rationalized processes of efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control in societal institutions.

"Nonplaces"

Spaces characterized by transitory and impersonal relations, such as airports and supermarkets, as defined by anthropologist Marc Augé.

Subtype

A specialized form or variation of a broader category or group.

McDonaldization

The process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more sectors of American society as well as the rest of the world, leading to increased efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control through the substitution of non-human for human technology.