Questions: Multiple Choice Question
What is the correct IUPAC name for the following compound?
2,5-dibromocyclohexanecarboxylic acid
Text Alternative
2,5-dibromobenzoic acid
2,5-dibromocyclohexanoic acid
3,6-dibromocyclohexanecarboxylic acid
Transcript text: Multiple Choice Question
What is the correct IUPAC name for the following compound?
2,5-dibromocyclohexanecarboxylic acid
Text Alternative
2,5-dibromobenzoic acid
2,5-dibromocyclohexanoic acid
3,6-dibromocyclohexanecarboxylic acid
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Identify the parent chain
The parent chain is a cyclohexane ring with a carboxylic acid group attached. This makes it a cyclohexanecarboxylic acid.
Step 2: Number the substituents
The carboxylic acid group is automatically assigned position 1. Numbering around the ring, we encounter a bromine at position 3 and another at position 6. We number to give the substituents the lowest possible numbers.
Step 3: Name the compound
The compound has two bromine substituents, so we use the prefix "dibromo." Combining everything, the name is 3,6-dibromocyclohexanecarboxylic acid.