Question

How would you describe the molecule shown below?

Answer 1

Th IUPAC nanr for this is 2,2-dimethylpropane. Kt's more conmonly called neopentane.

Explanation:

Propane in the IUPAC name comes from the longest chsin being three carbon atoms like propane (`"C"_3"H"_8`). 2,2-dimethyl means two methyl groups are added to the middle (#2) carbon in the chain. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neopentane.