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The IUPAC name of is:

  1. Apropan-2-amine
  2. B2-methylethanamine
  3. CN-methylethanamine
  4. Dpropan-1-amine

Answer: A

In an amine the NH2 is the suffix -amine on the longest chain, with the lowest locant. The chain has three carbons and NH2 is on the middle carbon, so the name is propan-2-amine.
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