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Organic molecular structures and naming

Question

The correct IUPAC name of compound:

Moderate

A

2-cyano-3-oxo pentanal
B

2-formyl-3-oxopentane nitrile
C

2-cyano-1,3-pentanedione
D

1,3-dioxo-2-cyano pentane

Solution

The correct I.U.P.A.C. name of
is 2-formyl-3- oxopentanenitrile Here the main functional group is -CN, which has nitrile suffix and CHO and CO are the side functional groups which are used as prefixes
Hence, the correct answer is (B).

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