What Is the Common Name for the Following Compound

question 57

Multiple Choice

What is the common name for the following compound?

• A) 2-methylbutyl acetate
• B) 3-methylbutyl acetate
• C) 2-methylbutyl methanoate
• D) 3-methylbutyl methanoate
• E) isopentyl formate

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Definitions:

Achiral

Describing a molecule that is superimposable on its mirror image, indicating it has no handedness or enantiomers.

Enantiomers

Molecules that are mirror images of each other but cannot be superimposed on each other, much like left and right hands.

Diastereomers

Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other and have different physical and chemical properties.

Cahn-Ingold-Prelog

A set of rules used for the nomenclature of stereoisomers, aiding in the description of the spatial arrangement of atoms within molecules.