NEETChemistryGeneral Organic Chemistry
What led to the development of systematic nomenclature in organic chemistry?
Options
- AThe need to assign names based on physical properties
- BThe desire to make compound names sound more scientific
- CThe increasing complexity of organic compounds
- DThe availability of Latin and Greek roots for naming compounds
Correct answer
C. The increasing complexity of organic compounds
Step-by-step solution
The development of systematic nomenclature in organic chemistry was driven by the increasing complexity of organic compounds.