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Offline deutdeut

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Naming of aromatic hydrocarbon
« on: December 08, 2006, 10:31:44 PM »
My book talks about an aromatic compound 2-phenylbutane, but after I saw the structure, I felt confused. Isn't its name should be just butyl-benzene, which is an aromatic hydrocarbon?
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Re: Naming of aromatic hydrocarbon
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2006, 09:18:55 AM »
Iupac name is butan-2-ylbenzene. However, this molecule is generally called 2-phenylbutane.
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Re: Naming of aromatic hydrocarbon
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2006, 09:32:10 AM »
Quote from: Albert on December 09, 2006, 09:18:55 AM
Iupac name is butan-2-ylbenzene. However, this molecule is generally called 2-phenylbutane.

I think it's but-2-ylbenzene, or a more common name isobutylbenzene. I've rarely heard about the name 2-phenylbutane
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