What is 'iso' and 'neo' in organic chemistry?

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry Common name: A nomenclature system useful for naming simple organic molecules. It often fails for more complex molecules, in which case systematic or (better yet) IUPAC nomenclature is preferable. read more

But since we're attached here, this is iso-butyl, so this is iso-butylcyclopentane, And then finally, since the carbon we're attaching to is attached to one, two, three other carbons, it is a tert-butyl or a t-butyl group. read more

prefix iso will be used for those alkanes in which one methyl group will be attached to the next to end of the carbon atom of the continious chain . neo will be used for those alkanes in which two methyl group is to be ATTCHED to the next to end of carbon atom SEC is used for those carbon atom which are joined to other two carbon atom . read more