Give the structure corresponding to following name. 3,3-dimethylcyclopentene

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Give the structure corresponding to following name.

3,3-dimethylcyclopentene

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IUPAC full form is International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. IUPAC is used to name the organic and inorganic compounds using some set of rules. The suffix is used for the root chain while the prefix is used for the branch chain. Example: Suffix of an alkane is -ane.

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To draw the structure of the given name.

The given name of the compound is 3,3-dimethylcyclopentene. In the given compound, the parent chain is a five-membered cyclic ring with a double bond. Therefore, the root name will be "cyclopentene". There is also two methyl substituent is attached with third carbon. Therefore, the prefix will be "3,3-dimethyl". Hence, the structure of the given name is shown below.

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