JEE Main Chemistry question

The IUPAC name of the branched acid chloride shown (a pentanoyl chloride bearing two methyl branches) is

Answer: (B)

Solution

IUPAC rules require selecting the longest chain that includes the carbon bearing the principal characteristic group (–COCl); here that chain is a

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