JEE Main Chemistry question

Which is the wrong IUPAC name among the following structure–name pairs?

(A)CH₃CH₂CH₂COOCH₂CH₃, named ethyl butanoate
(B)CH₃–CH(CH₃)–CH₂–CHO, named 3-methylbutanal
(C)An alcohol (–OH bearing) structure mislabelled with an "-al" (aldehyde) suffix nameCorrect
(D)CH₃–CH(CH₃)–CO–CH₂–CH₃, named 2-methylpentan-3-one

Answer: (C)

Solution

(A), (B) and (D) are correctly named. (C)'s drawn structure bears a hydroxyl group, not a carbonyl, so

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Question ID VK-139740