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ChemistryNomenclatureIUPAC nomenclature of compounds containing functional/Polyfunctional groupEasy2 minQB
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What is the IUPAC name for the organic compound with the condensed formula of HCOCHBrCOCH₃ ?
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Answer:
C
Solution:
The compound is OHC-CHBr-CO-CH₃. The aldehyde outranks the ketone, so the chain is numbered from the CHO carbon (C₁) and the ketone becomes an oxo group.
Name: 2-bromo-3-oxobutanal.
Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:NomenclatureSubtopic:IUPAC nomenclature of compounds containing functional/Polyfunctional group
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