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Organic Chemistry | 11th Edition | ISBN: 9781118133576 | Authors: T. W. Graham Solomons Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder
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Each of the following names is incorrect. Give the correct name and explain your reasoning. (a) trans-3-Pentene (b) 1,1-Dimethylethene (c) 2-Methylcyclohexene (d) 4-Methylcyclobutene (e) (Z)-3-Chloro-2-butene (f) 5,6-Dichlorocyclohexene

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Each of the following names is incorrect. Give the correct name and explain your reasoning. (a) trans-3-Pentene (b) 1,1-Dimethylethene (c) 2-Methylcyclohexene (d) 4-Methylcyclobutene (e) (Z)-3-Chloro-2-butene (f) 5,6-Dichlorocyclohexene

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a) trans-3-Pentene - Correct name: trans-2-Pentene. The prefix "trans" refers to the position of two substituents on a double (or triple) bond. In this case, the two substituents on the double bond are on atoms 2 and 3 in the chain, so the correct name would be trans-2-pentene.
b) 1,1-Dimethylethene- Correct name: 2,2-Dimethylpropene. The name "Dimethylethene" implies that there are two methyl substituents on a double bond. Since the double bond in this molecule is between ato

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