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Q. ​CN group is attached to cyclohexane ring. Should it be called as cyclohexanenitrlle or
cyclohexanecarbonitrile ? Explain.

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Dear Student,

It will be called cyclohexanecarbonitrile. This is because in the IUPAC nomenclature, cyclic nitriles are named by adding the suffix "carbonitrile" to the name of the ring system to which -CN is attached.

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