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Offline NorthernLights

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Did I Name This Right?
« on: May 02, 2011, 05:27:03 PM »
Hello everyone, just hoping someone can check if I named this right,

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CH3-CH-C-CH2-CH2-F
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what I got is: fluro-4methyl-3-pentanone

THANKS IN ADVANCE
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Re: Did I Name This Right?
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2011, 07:37:54 PM »
Generally, yes. But you need a - after the 4.

If you follow the most precise IUPAC nomenclature without using any of the IUPAC accepted deviations, it would be 1-fluoro-4-methylpentan-3-one
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Re: Did I Name This Right?
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2011, 02:16:35 AM »
I do think you need the 1-fluoro part.
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Re: Did I Name This Right?
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2011, 05:46:05 PM »
1-Fluoro-4-methyl-3-pentanone
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Re: Did I Name This Right?
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2011, 05:48:24 PM »
Precisely.
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