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Ch. 19 - More About Amines • Reactions of Heterocyclic Compounds
Bruice - Organic Chemistry 8th Edition
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Capitolo 19, Problema 30c

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Step 1: Identify the functional group in the structure. The molecule contains an oxygen atom within a ring structure, indicating that it is an ether. Specifically, it is a cyclic ether known as an epoxide.
Step 2: Determine the size of the ring. The ring consists of three atoms: two carbon atoms and one oxygen atom, making it a three-membered ring.
Step 3: Analyze the substituents attached to the ring. There are two methyl groups attached to one of the carbon atoms in the ring, and an ethyl group attached to the other carbon atom.
Step 4: Assign the locants for the substituents. The numbering starts at the oxygen atom and proceeds around the ring. The substituents are located on the two carbon atoms in the ring.
Step 5: Combine the information to name the compound. Use the IUPAC naming conventions for epoxides and include the substituents with their locants in the name.

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