Exemplar Problems

Problem 2 : Write the IUPAC names of the following compounds:

(a) CH₃CH₂CHO (b) CH₃COOH (c) CH₃COCH₃ (d) CH₃CH₂OH

Solution :

(a) CH₃CH₂CHO: Propanal (b) CH₃COOH: Ethanoic acid (or Acetic acid) (c) CH₃COCH₃: Propanone (or Acetone) (d) CH₃CH₂OH: Ethanol