A Student Wanted to Use the Branched Groups, Isobutyl, Sec-Butyl

question 168

Multiple Choice

A student wanted to use the branched groups, isobutyl, sec-butyl, and tert-butyl when naming alkenes but was told not to. What is the correct IUPAC name for the compound the student called sec-butylethene?

• A) 4-methyl-1-pentene
• B) 3-methyl-1-pentene
• C) 3,3-dimethyl-1-butene
• D) none of these

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