JEE Main Chemistry question
The IUPAC name of CH₃COCH(CH₃)₂ is:
Answer: (B)
Solution
Numbering the four-carbon chain from the carbonyl end (C1=CH₃, C2=C=O, C3=CH, C4=CH₃) with a methyl branch at C3 gives 3-methylbutan-2-one.
The IUPAC name of CH₃COCH(CH₃)₂ is:
Numbering the four-carbon chain from the carbonyl end (C1=CH₃, C2=C=O, C3=CH, C4=CH₃) with a methyl branch at C3 gives 3-methylbutan-2-one.