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