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11.3 (1)   Name the following compounds according to the IUPAC system.

             

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3-Chloromethyl-2-isopropylpentan-1-ol

The IUPAC name for the given compound is 3-chloromethyl-2-isopropylpentan-1-ol.

3-chloromethyl is for the chloromethyl group (−CH2Cl) attached at C−3, 2-isopropyl is for the isopropyl group (−CH(CH3)2) attached at C−2, pentan-1-ol is for the long chain of 5 carbon atoms with alcohol group (−OH) at C−1.

Hence the IUPAC name for the given compound is 3-chloromethyl-2-isopropylpentan-1-ol.

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