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A cyclopropane ring and a cyclopentane ring share one carbon atom, and a methyl group is on a cyclopropane carbon next to the shared atom. The name is

  1. A4-methylspiro[4.2]heptane
  2. B1-methylspiro[4.2]heptane
  3. C1-methylspiro[2.4]heptane
  4. D2-methylspiro[2.4]heptane

Answer: C

The smaller ring is cited first, so the descriptor is [2.4]. Numbering starts at a ring atom next to the spiro atom in the smaller ring, so the cyclopropane carbons are C-1 and C-2 and the spiro atom is C-3. A methyl on the cyclopropane carbon adjacent to the spiro atom is C-1.
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