Some Basic Principles Of Organic Chemistry Question 135
Question: The IUPAC name for $ CH_3CO-CH_3 $ is [J & K 2005]
Options:
A) Dimethyl ketone
B) Acetone
C) Propanal
D) Propanone
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
$ \overset{1,}{\mathop{CH_3}},-\overset{2}{\mathop{CO}},-\overset{3,}{\mathop{CH_3}}, $ Ketones are named by adding the suffix ‘-one’ in place of ‘-e’ of alkane.
Thus IUPAC name is propanone.
