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What is the IUPAC name of CH3-NH-CH2-CH(NO2)-CH3 ?(a) N-Methyl-2-nitropropanamine(b) 1-Aminomethyl-2-nitropropane(c) N-(2-Nitropropyl)methanamine(d) N-Methyl-2-methylnitropropanamineI have been asked this question in unit test.This is a very interesting question from Amines Nomenclature topic in section Amines of Chemistry – Class 12

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Correct OPTION is (a) N-Methyl-2-nitropropanamine

The EXPLANATION is: This compound contains all substituent FUNCTIONAL GROUPS, and is named as a derivative of the compound containing the functional group which occurs first in alphabetical ORDER, i.e., amino group.



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