Is It Correct to Name Isopropyl as 1-Methylethyl in IUPAC Nomenclature?

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The discussion centers on the nomenclature of isopropyl in IUPAC terms. It questions whether isopropyl can be correctly named as 1-methylethyl, emphasizing that isopropyl is essentially propane bonded to another group at its second carbon. The conversation highlights that isopropyl alcohol is equivalent to 2-propanol, reinforcing the idea that propane should not be referred to as 1-methylethane. The participants argue that propane is a simple n-alkane and that using alternative names like 1-methylethyl complicates the straightforward naming conventions established in organic chemistry.
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I was wondering if it's correct to name isopropyl in IUPAC as
1-methylethyl? :rolleyes:
 
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There are no structural isomers of propane itself. By itself, isopropyl is nothing really--->just the same ol' n-propane. Isopropyl bonded as an alkyl group to something else is really just propane bonded to that something else via its second carbon (carbon #2). For example, that's why we say "isopropyl alcohol" as equivalent to "2-propanol". (or isopropanol)

As for the nomenclature, why would you name propane as 1-methylethane ? Propane itself can only exist as an n-alkane. Ethylethane is n-butane, but we just say n-butane.
 
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