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IUPAC Nomenclature Practice Questions

The document contains sample multiple choice questions from exercises on IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) nomenclature. The questions cover naming organic compounds accurately according to IUPAC conventions, including naming alkynes, alkenes, alcohols, carboxylic acids, esters, amines, and other functional groups. An answer key is provided with the correct response for each question.

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IUPAC Nomenclature Practice Questions

The document contains sample multiple choice questions from exercises on IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) nomenclature. The questions cover naming organic compounds accurately according to IUPAC conventions, including naming alkynes, alkenes, alcohols, carboxylic acids, esters, amines, and other functional groups. An answer key is provided with the correct response for each question.

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IUPAC

EXERCISE - I
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS :

4. The IUPAC name of the compound, CH2=CH–CH(CH3)2 is -

(a) 1,1-Dimethylprop-2-ene (b) 3-Methylbut-1-ene

(c) 2-Vinylpropane (d) 1-Isopropylethylene.

10. The compound which has one isopropyl group is -

(a) 2,2,3,3-Tetramethylpentane (b) 2,2-Dimethylpentane

(c) 2,2,3-Trimethylpentane (d) 2-Methylpentane

CH3
|
11. The IUPAC name of the compound CH3CH2  C H  CH2COCl is -
(a) 3-Methylpentanoyl chloride (b)3-Methylbutanoyl chloride

(c) 1-Chloro-3-ethylbutanone (d) 1-Chloro-3-methylpentanone.

14. The IUPAC name of OHCCH  CH  C H  CH  CH2


|
CH2CH2CH2CH3

(a) 5-Vinyloct-3-en-1-al (b) 4-butylhexa-2, 5-dien-1-al

(c) 5-vinyloct-5-en-8-al (d) 3-Butylhexa-1,4-dien-8-al.

20. Which of the following compounds with molecular formula C8H14, do not contains 12 secondary
and 2 tertiary H atoms. The compound is -

(a) (b) (c) (d)

21. Choose the correct IUPAC name for CH3  C H  CHO is -


|
CH2  CH3

(a) Butan-2-aldehyde (b) 2-Methylbutanal

(c) 3-Methylisobutyraldehyde (d) 2-Ethylpropanal.

Answer Key
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
d b a b c a b,d d b d a c a b d
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
a a c c a b b b b d c d c a,c a,c,d
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
c d b,c,d a d d b b a c a
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IUPAC

EXERCISE - I I
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS :

1. The compound given below is named as (IUPAC)

(a) Vinyl acetylene (b) But-1-en-3-yne (c) 1-butyne-3-ene (d) Ethyne ethene.

3. The IUPAC name of


COOCH3

COCl
(a) 2-chloro carbonyl ethyl benzoate (b) 2-carboxy ethyl benzoyl chloride

(c) Methyl-2-(chlorocarbonyl) benzoate (d) None is correct

4. The correct IUPAC name of

C N COOH

(a) 4-isocyano benzene carboxylic acid

(b) 4-carbylamino benzoic acid

(c) 1-carboxylic-4-isocyano benzene

(d) None of these.

5. IUPAC name of
O CH3
C

H3C C C OCH3

O O
(a) methyl-2,2-acetyl ethanoate (b) 2, 2-acetyl-1-methoxy ethanone

(c) methyl-2-acetyl-3-oxobutanoate (d) None is correct.

6. The correct IUPAC name for the following compound

is -

(a) 1,1,5-trimethyl-1, 6-hexadience (b) 2,6-dimethyl-2, 6-heptadiene

(c) 2,6-dimethyl-1, 5-heptadiene (d) 1, 5-dimethyl 1-1,6-hepadiene

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IUPAC

COOH
|
8. The correct IUPAC name of the compound HOOC  C H  COOH is -

(a) propane 1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid (b) propane 1,2,3-trioic acid

(c) 2-carboxypropane dioic acid (d) methane tricarboxylic acid

9. The correct IUPAC name of the compound H2C – CH – CH 2 Cl is-

(a) 2-epoxy-1-chloropropane (b) 2, 3-epoxy-1-chloropropane

(c) epoxy 1-chloropropane (d) 3-chloro-1, 2-epoxy propane.

10. What is the IUPAC name of the following compound -

CH3
|
H3 C  C H
| H3CCH2CH2CH2CHCH2CH2CH2CH3
H3 C  C H
|

(a) 6,7-Dimethyl-5-butyl octane (b) 2,3-Dimethyl-1-4-butyl octane

(c) 5-(1,2-Dimethyl propyl) nonane (d) All these are correct.

O
||
11. The compound OHC  C OH will be named in IUPAC as -

(a) Glyoxalic acid (b) Formyl methanoic acid

(c) 2-aldoethanoic acid (d) All these are correct

12. The correct IUPAC name of the compound CH3CH(OH)CH2C(OH(CH3)2 is-


(a) 2-methylpentane-2,4-diol (b) 4-methyl-2, 4-pentane-2,4-diol
(c) 1,1-dimethyl-1, 3-butanediol (d) 1,3,3-trimethyl-1,3-propanediol
13. Choose the correct IUPAC name of the following compound

Me
|
H3 C  N  C Et
| |
Me CH2CH3
(a) N-Dimethyl 1-methyl-1-ethyl propane
(b) 3-Methyl-3-(N,N-dimethyl amino) pentane
(c) N-Dimethyl amino-3-methyl pentane
(d) None of the above.
14. The correct IUPAC anme of the compound
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IUPAC
O
||
H2 C C OH
| is -
H2C  C OH
||
O
(a) succinic acid (b) Butane dicarboxylate
(c) Butane-1,4-dioic acid (d) 1,2-dicarboxy ethane.

15. The IUPAC name of the compound is-

(a) 2,4,6-heptatriene (b) 2,4,5-triheptene


(c) 2,4,6-triheptene (d) hepta-1,3,5-triene.
O
H3C
16. The IUPAC name of the compound N is -
H3C H
(a) N, N-dimethyl formamide (b) N, N-dimethyl amino methanol
(c) N, N-dimethyl formamine (d) N, N-dimethyl methanamide
17. The correct IUPAC name of the following compound is
HO
O
O2N OH

O
(a) 7-nitro-4 (carboxymethyl) heptanoic acid
(b) 6-nitro-3-(carboxy ethyl) hexanoic acid
(c) 4-(3-nitro propyl) hexane-1,6-dioic acid
(d) 3-(3-nitro propyl) hexane-1,6-dioic acid
CH2COOH

18. The IUPAC name of the compound HO COOH is-


CH2COOH
(a) 1,2,3-tricarboxy-2-propanol (b) 3-carboxy-3-hydroxy-1,5-pentanedioic acid
(c) Citric acid (d) 2-hydroxy propane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic
C C
C C C
19. The IUPAC name of the compound is -
O O O
(a) 1,2,3-tri-formyl propane (b) 3-formyl-15-pentane dial
(c) Propane-1,2,3-trial (d) Propane-1,2,3-tricarbaldehyde.

20. The correct IUPAC name of the following compound is-

(a) 7-ethyl-2,4,5,6-tetra methyl deca-1,8-diene


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IUPAC
(b) 4-ethyl-5,6,7,9-tetra methyl deca-2,9-diene
(c) 2,4,5,6-tetramethyl-7-ethyl-deca-1,7-diene
(d) None of these

O OH NO2
|| | |
21. The IUPAC of the compound H3 C  C C H  C H  CO2H is-
(a) 2-nitro-3-hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid
(b) 2-nitro-3-hydroxy-4-pentanon-1-oic acid
(c) 4-amino-3-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoic acid
(d) 3-Hydroxy-2-nitro-4-oxopentanoic acid
CH2
||
22. The correct IUPAC name of H3 C  CH2  C CH2  CH2 OH is -
(a) 2-ethyl prop-1ene-2-ol (b) 2-ethyl prop-2-ene-1-ol
(c) 2-allyl-1-butanol (d) 3-Ethyl but-3-en-ol.
CH3 O
|| ||
23. The IUPAC name ofthe compound H2 C  C CH 2  C OC 2H5 is -
(a) Ethyl aceto ethanoate (b) Ethylmethyl butenoate
(c) Ethyl acrylate (d) Ethyl 3-methylbut-3-enoate
H C N

24. The IUPAC name of the compound is-


H C N
(a) 1,2-dicyano ethene (b) but-2-ene-1,4-dinitrile
(c) di-but-2-en-1,4-nitrile (d) None of these

25. The IUPAC name of the NH2  C H  CH2OH compound is -


|
COOH

(a) 1-amino-2hydroxy propanoic acid (b) 2-amino-2-carboxy pentanol

(c) 2-amino-3-hydroxy propanoic acid (d) 1-hydroxy-2-amino-3 propanoic.

26. The compound has the IUPAC name -


H H

(a) 1,3-penta-di-yne (b) penta-1, 4-di-yne

(c) Propane-1, 3-di-yne (d) pentane-1,3-di-yne.

27. The correct IUPAC name of tartaric acid is -

(a) 1,4-dihydroxybutane-2,3-dioic acid (b) 2,3-dihydroxybutane-1,4-dioic acid

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IUPAC
(c) 1,4-dicarboxy-2,3-dihydroxy ethane (d) ’-dihydroxy butane-1,4-dioic acid
OH
33. The IUPAC name of the compound is-
OH
(a) 1,2-dimethyl cyclo 3,4-butene-di-ol
(b) 1,2-dihydroxy 3,4-dimethyl cyclo but-3-ene
(c) 2,3-dimethyl cyclo but-2-ene-1,4-diol
(d) 3,4-dimethyl cyclo but-3-ene-1,2-diol.
O
34. The IUPAC name of the compound is-

(a) Tetra methyl propylene oxide (b) 1,1,2,2-tetramethyl oxopropane


(c) 1,1,2,2-tetramethyl epoxy propane (d) 2,3-Dimethyl-2, 3-epoxybutane.

35. What is correct IUPAC name of the following compound -

(a) Cumene (b) Isopropyl benzene


(c) Phenyl isopropane (d) 2-Phenyl propane.
H
C C2H5
36. The correct IUPAC name of the compound
CH3
(a) 3-Cyclohexyl butane (b) 2-phenyl butane
(c) 3-phenyl butane (d) 2-cyclohexyl butane
CH2CH 3
38. The correct IUPAC name of the compound is -
CH2CH3
(a) cis-1,2-diethyl cyclohexane (b) trans-1,2-diethyl cyclohexane
(c) cis-2, 3-diethyl cyclohexane (d) trans-2, 3-diethyl cyclohexane

CH3

39. The correct IUPAC name of the compound is-


H2C CH3
O
(a) 2,4,6-trimethyl cyclohexanone (b) 1,3,5-trimethyl benzophenone
(c) Trimethyl cyclobutanone (d) 1-keto-2,4,6-trimethyl cyclohexene.

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IUPAC
H3C CH 3
40. Th IUPAC name of the compound having following structure is -
H3C CH 3

(a) 1,2,3,4-tetramethyl cyclo but-1-ene (b) 1,2,3,4-tetramethyl-2-cyclobutene

(c) 1,2,3,4-tetramethylene cyclobutane (d) None of the above.


Cl HOOC
41. The IUPAC name of given structure is -
HOOC Cl
(a) Dichloro dicarboxyl biphenyl
(b) 2,2’-dicarboxy diphenyl-6,6’-dichlorine
(c) 6,6’dichlorobiphenyl-2,2’-dicarboxylic acid
(d) None of the above.

42. The correct IUPAC name of the compound C is -

(a) Tetra phenyl methane (b) neophenyl

(c) 3,3-diphenyl dodecane (d) none of these.

43. The IUPAC name of the compound O is -


OH
(a) Cinnamic acid (b) 2-methyl-prop-2-enoic acid

(c) 2-phenyl-prop-2-enoic acid (d) 3-phenyl-prop-2-enoic acid

44. The IUPAC name of the following compound is -


H
(a) 2-cyclopropyl butane (b) 1-methyl-1-cyclopropyl propane

(c) 2-propyl butane (d) propenyl butane.


HO

45. The compound has been named in IUPAC as -

(a) 2-hydroxy cyclopentene (b) cyclopent-2-en-1-ol

(c) hydroxy cyclopentene (d) cyclopenten-1-ol

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IUPAC

47. The compound O has been named in IUPAC as -


C2H5
O O
(a) 2-carbethoxy cyclopentan-1-one (b) 1-oxo-2-carbethoxy cyclopentane

(c) Carbethoxy cyclo pentanone (d) none of these

49. The IUPAC name of is -


OH
(a) 2--butanol (b) 2-butyl cyclopropanol

(c) 2-cyclopropanol butane (d) none of these.

50. Give the IUPAC name of the following compound

(a) Octyl benzene (b) Octyl cyclo hexane

(c) 3-cyclohexyl octane (d) 3-phenyl octane.

Answer Key
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
b a c a c c b d d c b a b c d d d d d a
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
d d d b c b b a a a a b d d d d d a a a
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
c a d a b c a b b d b c b c c b,d d a d b
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
d b c a c c b d a d a a d b d d b c d c
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
b a d d d c d c d c b c d d a d b c c a
101 102 103 104
a c b a
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