Question

Write the structural and IUPAC name of acetal.

Answer 1

In chemical nomenclature the IUPAC nomenclature of organic chemistry is the method of naming compounds as recommended by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry IUPAC. Ideally, every possible organic compound should have a name from which structural formula can be created.

Complete step by step answer:
Rules of IUPAC nomenclature:
A. Identify the longest carbon chain. This chain is called the parent chain.
B. Identify all of the substituents ( groups appending from the parent chain )
C. Number of carbons of the parent chain from the end that gives the substituents the lower numbers. When comparing a series of numbers, the series that is the lowest is the one which contains the lowest numbers at the occasion of first difference. If two or more sides chain the lowest number to the one which will come first in name.
D. If the same substance occurs more than once, the location of each point on which the substituent occurs is given. In addition, the number of times the substituent group occurs is indicated by a prefix ( di, tri, tetra, etc.)
E. If there are two or more different substituents, they are listed in alphabetical order as iso as in isopropyl or isobutyl. The prefixes sec-or tert-are not used in determining alphabetical order except when compared with each other.
F. If chain of equal length are competing for selection as the parent chain then the choice goes in series to:
(a). The chain which has the greater number of side chains.
(b). The chain whose substituents has the lowest numbers.
(c). The chain has the greatest number of carbon atoms in the smaller side of the chain .
(d). The chain has least branched size chains.
G. A cyclic (ring) hydrocarbon is designated by the prefix cyclo which appears directly in front of the base name.
Structure of Acetal $\left( {{C_6}{H_{14}}{O_2}} \right)$

Note:
The need for the International Standard for chemistry was first addressed in $1860$ by a committee headed by German Scientist Friedrich August Kekule Von Stradonitz. This was the first international conference for an international naming system for organic compounds.