JEE Main202228 Jun 2022Evening ShiftChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryActual
The correct IUPAC name of the following compound is
Options
- A4 -methyl- 2 -nitro- 5 -oxohept- 3 -enal
- B4 -methyl- 5 -oxo- 2 -nitrohept- 3 -enal
- C4 -methyl- 6 -nitro- 3 -oxohept- 4 -enal
- D6 -formyl- 4 -methyl- 2 -nitrohex- 3 -enal
Correct answer
C. 4 -methyl- 6 -nitro- 3 -oxohept- 4 -enal
Step-by-step solution
Aldehydic (-CHO) group has greater priority than keto group and nitro groups is always a prefix. Root word of the given compound is hept, double bond is the primary suffix and aldehydic group becomes secondary suffix and keto and nitro groups are prefixes. Hence, the correct IUPAC name of the given compound is 4-Methyl-6-nitro-3-oxohept-4-enal