OH attached to a benzene ring attached to ch2-ch2-ch3 what would this be called?
I can't help here but I hope you received my correction last night on the 2-ethylhexene becoming 2-methylheptane.
To name a compound, we use a system called the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) nomenclature. In this case, we have benzene (C6H6) with an OH group attached to it, as well as a CH2-CH2-CH3 group attached to the benzene ring.
To begin naming, we assign a location number to the OH group on the benzene ring. The carbon atoms of the benzene ring are numbered sequentially, starting from any convenient point. In this case, we will start from the OH group's position and move around the ring in the direction that gives the lowest set of numbers.
In your case, if the OH group is attached to the first carbon atom, we don't need to indicate its position using a number. Therefore, we start by naming the OH group as "phenol," which is the common name for benzene with an OH group attached.
Next, we move on to the CH2-CH2-CH3 group. This is a propyl group (a three-carbon alkyl chain). We need to indicate its position on the benzene ring, so we will use a number. Since the OH group occupies the first position, the propyl group will be attached to the second carbon.
Combining everything together, the compound can be named as "2-phenylpropanol," where "2" indicates the position of the propyl group, "phenyl" refers to the benzene ring, and "propanol" describes the presence of a propyl group with a hydroxyl group attached.
It's important to note that this simplified naming is based on common nomenclature and might vary based on specific rules or conventions.