IUPAC name of CHF2CBrClF?
1 Answer
Oct 8, 2017
1-bromo-1-chloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane
Explanation:
There are two carbons, so the root of the name will be '-ethane'
We need to number the carbon atoms
Therefore, there is one chlorine on the 1-carbon, one bromine on the 1-carbon, and one fluorine on the 1-carbon. There are also two fluorines on the 2-carbon, so we have:
1-chloro
1-bromo
1,2,2-trifluoro
and,
ethane
We list the prefixes in the IUPAC name in alphabetical order, so in full it is
1-bromo-1-chloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane.