Organic Chemistry Some Basic Principles And Techniques Ques 1
1. The IUPAC name of the compound is :

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(a) $5$-formylhex-$2$-en-$3$-one
(b) $5$-methyl-$4$-oxohex-$2$-en-$5$-al
(c) $3$-keto-$2$-methylhex-$5$-enal
(d) $3$-keto-$2$-methylhex-$4$-enal
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 1.(d)
Solution:
- (d)

$3$-keto-$2$-methylhex-$4$-enal
Aldehydes get higher priority over ketone and alkene in numbering of principal carbon chain.