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Which of the following is the correct IUPAC name of (CH3)3N?(a) Trimethylamine(b) N-Methylethanamine(c) N,N-Dimethylmethanamine(d) N,N,N-TrimethylamineThis question was posed to me in my homework.The origin of the question is Amines Nomenclature in portion Amines of Chemistry – Class 12

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The correct answer is (c) N,N-Dimethylmethanamine

To explain I WOULD say: The COMPOUND is a tertiary AMINE with three methyl substituents. One of the methyl groups is considered as the parent chain with the N atom and the other two ACTS as substituents. These are REPRESENTED by N, N- as they are the same groups and are directly attached to the nitrogen atom.



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