This chemistry question involves key chemical concepts and calculations. The detailed solution below walks through each step, from identifying the reaction type to computing the final answer.
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Step 1: Identify the longest carbon chain. The longest continuous chain of carbon atoms has 5 carbons. Therefore, the parent alkane is pentane. Step 2: Number the carbon chain. Number the carbon chain from the end that gives the lowest possible numbers (locants) to the substituents. If we number from left to right: • Carbon 1 has a chloro group. • Carbon 4 has two bromo groups. The locants are 1, 4, 4. If we number from right to left: • Carbon 2 has two bromo groups. • Carbon 5 has a chloro group. The locants are 2, 2, 5. Comparing the sets of locants (1, 4, 4) and (2, 2, 5), the set (1, 4, 4) is lower. So, we number from left to right. Step 3: Identify and name the substituents. • At carbon 1: chloro (Cl) • At carbon 4: two bromo (Br) groups, so "dibromo" Step 4: Assemble the name. List the substituents in alphabetical order (bromo comes before chloro). Include the locants for each substituent. The name is 4,4-dibromo-1-chloropentane. The name of the compound is: 4,4-dibromo-1-chloropentane That's 2 down. 3 left today — send the next one.