NEET UG 2022 · Chemistry · Question 89
NEET 2022 Chemistry, question 89
Question 89 of the NEET 2022 paper (code R1) is a Chemistry question from Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques. Its idea, Alphabetical Branch Naming, was asked twice, in 2022 and 2024, across NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 2.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q89 · Chemistry
The correct IUPAC name of the following compound is :
[structure: ]
The figure, described in words
Skeletal structure: CH3-CH(Cl)-CH(CH3)-CH(OH)-CH2-CH2Br.
- 16-bromo-4-methyl-2-chlorohexan-4-ol
- 21-bromo-5-chloro-4-methylhexan-3-olOfficial answer
- 36-bromo-2-chloro-4-methylhexan-4-ol
- 41-bromo-4-methyl-5-chlorohexan-3-ol
Official answer: option 2 · NTA final answer key
Same idea
Alphabetical Branch Naming, in other papers
NEET asked this idea twice, in 2022 and 2024. The other question below.
- 2024 Q51A compound with a molecular formula of CH has two tertiary carbons. Its IUPAC name is:One-line MCQ · Medium
Alphabetical Branch Naming: every question and how it was framed
The chapter
Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques in ten years of NEET
22 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 2.1 a paper. Organic Nomenclature alone had 5.