MHT CET Chemistry question

Which is wrong IUPAC name?

(A) (Ethyl butanoate)
(B) (3-methyl butanal)
(C) (2-methyl butanol)Correct
(D) (2-methyl-3-pentan-3-one)

Answer: (C)

Solution

(a) is the ester of butanoic acid with ethanol, correctly named; (b) has a 4-carbon aldehyde chain with CH3 on C-3, so 3-methylbutanal is right; (d) is a pentan-3-one skeleton carrying a

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