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MCQMediumJEE Main 2026 · 22 January, Shift 2Nomenclature (IUPAC & Common)

Chemistry Question from JEE Main 2026 · 22 January, Shift 2

The IUPAC name of the following compound is:

Skeletal structure of the ester $$\mathrm{CH_3CH_2CH(CH_3)CH_2CH_2CH(Br)COOCH_2CH_2CH_3}$$: a seven-carbon acyl chain whose carbonyl carbon is esterified to an n-propyl group, carrying a bromine on the carbon next to the carbonyl and a methyl branch four carbons further along.
  • A

    n-propyl-2-bromo-5-methylheptanoate

  • B

    2-bromo-5-methylhexylpropanoate

  • C

    2-bromo-5-methylpropanoate

  • D

    n-propyl-1-bromo-4-methylhexanoate

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