How to name bicyclo?

[wizi]

Hi everyone,

How do you name this compound?

The answer is 2-bromobiclyclo[4.4.0]decane

what does 4.4.0 mean?

Question from Orgo Odyssey.

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[spoog74]

Hi everyone,

How do you name this compound?

The answer is 2-bromobiclyclo[4.4.0]decane

what does 4.4.0 mean?

Question from Orgo Odyssey.

i really dont think you need to worry about naming compounds like this one.

 

[rockclock]

Hi everyone,

How do you name this compound?

The answer is 2-bromobiclyclo[4.4.0]decane

what does 4.4.0 mean?

Question from Orgo Odyssey.

decane: longest chain is ten carbons
bicyclo: two rings

[4.4.0] means that in the bicyclodecane, there are three different paths between the two bridge atoms (C1 and C6) that are 4, 4, and 0 atoms long.

Path #1, 4 atoms: C1 to C2 to C3 to C4 to C5 to C6
Path #2, 4 atoms: C1 to C10 to C9 to C8 to C7 to C6
Path #3, 0 atoms: C1 to C6 directly.

Probably won't be on the DAT, though, like spoog said.

 

[wizi]

Thanks guy,

I found the answer after I posted it lol.