What is the IUPAC name of the following compound? [closed]








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What is the *IUPAC name* of this molecule with a dihalide alkyl chain?


[![dibromo-substituted compound](https://i.stack.imgur.com/O7JpW.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/O7JpW.png)




When listing *preferred IUPAC names*, the ring prioritized over the chain (making it a substituent), especially when the chain is **shorter** than the ring.


First we label the carbon at the end of the chain as '1' and continue across the chain. The bromines are at positions 2 & 3, and it is a 5 carbon chain. So, we label it as pentyl chain and it therefore follows the IUPAC name is


(2,3-dibromopentyl)benzene


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