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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

The correct name for CH₃–CO–CH₂OH is

Answer: (B)

Solution

The ketone (–one) outranks the alcohol as the principal characteristic group, so it is cited as the suffix and –OH as a "hydroxy" prefix.

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