How would you name this compound?
4-bromo-2-methylpentan-3-one or 2-bromo-4-methylpentan-3-one
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2$\begingroup$ chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/68624 $\endgroup$ – orthocresol♦ Jul 11 '17 at 6:22
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It should be named as 2-bromo-4-methylpentan-3-one
The alphabatical order should be followed while naming this compound. As b in bromo comes before m in methyl, it should be named as above.
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$\begingroup$ Do halogen and alkyl group have the same priority? I was confused since my teacher said alkane comes before halide in the order of precedence. $\endgroup$ – Raknos13 Jul 11 '17 at 16:36
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$\begingroup$ It depends on the type of group present. For e.g. Between ethyl and iodo, ethyl will have more priority according to alphabatical order. See the links for more info. $\endgroup$ – user237650 Jul 11 '17 at 16:52
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