Draw the structure of the following compound.
4-Methylpent-3-en-2-one

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Solution

Here the suffix is $- o n e$ i.e. ketone is the main functional group at 2nd position and $- e n$ i.e. alkene (double bond) 3rd position while methyl group on 4th position and pent means parent chain should have 5 carbon atoms.
The structure of the compound 4-methyl pent-3-en-2-one is shown here.

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