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What is the correct common name of H2N-CH2-CH2-NH2?(a) Ethylenediamine(b) 1,2-Diaminoethane(c) Ethyldiamine(d) AminoethylamineThis question was posed to me during an internship interview.Query is from Amines Nomenclature in division Amines of Chemistry – Class 12

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Correct option is (a) Ethylenediamine

The best I can explain: In this compound, more than one amino GROUP is PRESENT at different positions in the PARENT chain. Both the amino groups are given equal importance and NONE of them is considered a substituent on the other. The prefix di- is used before amine, and since it is a disubstituted ethane, it is referred to as ethylene.



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