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IUPAC name of C6H5−CH2−CH2−NH2 is :

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2-phenyl ethanamide
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2-phenyl ethanamine
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2-phenyl ethylamine
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3-phenyl ethanamine
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Solution

The correct option is D 2-phenyl ethanamine
The compound C6H5CH2CH2NH2 is an amine. The parent hydrocarbon is ethane. The substituent (phenyl group) is present at a second carbon atom.
Hence, the IUPAC name is 2-phenyl ethanamine

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