General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 23 - Organic Chemistry - Exercises - Page 1002: 23.13

Answer

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Work Step by Step

We can find out the names of the required compounds as follows: a. As the carbonyl has two alkyl groups attached to it which suggests that the compound is a ketone. We also know that there are five carbon atoms in the chain, hence the name of the compound is 2-pentanone. b. As the carbonyl has hydrogen attached to it which means the compound is aldehyde. The name of the required compound is butanal.
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