According to IUPAC nomenclature ,among two alkyl groups the smaller alkyl group gets minimum number and is named alphabetically then - Chemistry - Organic Chemistry

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According to IUPAC nomenclature ,among two alkyl groups the smaller
alkyl group gets minimum number and is named alphabetically then in
case of H3C-O-C2H5 ether why is it named as METHOXY ETHANE and not
ETHOXY METHANE?

Jainabbee Abid Shaikh · Accepted Answer

According to IUPAC nomenclature ,among two alkyl groups the smaller alkyl group gets minimum number and is named alphabetically then in case of H3C-O-C2H5 ether why is it named as METHOXY ETHANE and not ETHOXY METHANE?