In page 383 of amines i am not able to undestand the nomenclature of 5th compound .why it is names as N,Ndimethylmethanamine? please answer soon
The structure of the said compound is as follows
the common name of this compound is Trimethylamine and its IUPAC name is N,N-Dimethylmethanamine. This is because this compound is derived from methanamine, which has the formula CH3-NH2. Thus, when the two hydrogen atoms of NH2 group in CH3-NH2 are replaced by methyl groups, N,N-Dimethylmethanamine is obtained.