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How many carbon atoms does Isobutyl chloride have in its parent carbon chain?(a) 2(b) 3(c) 4(d) 5I got this question in an international level competition.Question is from Haloalkanes Nomenclature topic in section Haloalkanes and Haloarenes of Chemistry – Class 12

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Right ANSWER is (b) 3

To explain I would say: The IUPAC NAME of Isobutyl chloride is 1-Chloro-2-methylpropane, which means the PARENT chain CONSISTS of 3 carbon atoms with an alkyl group at C-2 and a halogen at C-1.



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