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The systematic nomenclature of the following spiro compound is :

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Option: 1

5-methyl spiro [3.4] octane


Option: 2

7-methyl spiro [3.4] octane


Option: 3

3-methyl spiro [3.4] octane


Option: 4

2-methyl spiro [3.4] octane


Answers (1)

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Start from a small ring then big ring, so naming will have 3.4

now, Low locants are allocated for substituents. so it would be 5-Methyl not 8-methyl.

The IUPAC name is 5-methyl spiro [3.4] octane.

Therefore, option (1) is correct.

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