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Which functional group or IUPAC nomenclature rule applies to compounds in 'Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids'?

medium MCQ Class 12 · Chemistry · Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
  1. Priority-based IUPAC suffix and principal functional group identification for Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
  2. Random alphabetical naming without numbering
  3. Counting total mass numbers instead of carbon chains
  4. Ignoring substituent prefixes
Answer
Priority-based IUPAC suffix and principal functional group identification for Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

The correct answer is Priority-based IUPAC suffix and principal functional group identification for Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids — Number the chain to give the lowest locant number to the main functional group.

Step-by-step solution

  1. Identify the longest continuous carbon chain containing the principal functional group.
  2. Number the chain to give the lowest locant number to the main functional group.

Concept tested: IUPAC Nomenclature & Structure

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