What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?
A) N,N,N-trimethylanilinium chloride
B) N,N,N-diethylanilinium chloride
C) N,N,N-triethylanilinium chloride
D) N,N,N-triethylaniline chlorine

Question

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound? 
A) N,N,N-trimethylanilinium chloride 
B) N,N,N-diethylanilinium chloride 
C) N,N,N-triethylanilinium chloride 
D) N,N,N-triethylaniline chlorine

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The compound contains an aniline group (C6H5NH2) substituted with three ethyl groups (-CH2CH3). Therefore, the compound can be named as N,N,N-triethylanilinium chloride, which corresponds to choice C. Choice A is incorrect because there are only three ethyl groups, not four, to make it N,N,N-trimethyl. Choice B is incorrect because there are no ethyl groups, but rather three methyl groups. Choice D is incorrect because it has aniline and chlorine, not anilinium chloride.

What Is the IUPAC Name of the Following Compound