Re: amine nomenclature - TOJC
Booth Chad J (boothcj@plu.edu)
Fri, 12 Dec 1997 13:50:48 -0800 (PST)
remember you name a compound by using the longest chain of carbons. in
this case all three are the same, but you still use one of the chains.
On Wed, 10 Dec 1997, Green Jillian N wrote:
> Pg. 900, why is (CH3CH2)3N named N,N-diethylethanamine rather than
> N,N,N-triethanamine if amines are named according to groups attached to
> the N atom?
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