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Name the following compound.


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propane nitrile
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2-methyl ethane carbonitrile
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2-methyl ethane nitrile
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2-methyl ethane cyanide
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Solution

The correct option is C 2-methyl ethane nitrile
Since the functional group will be in the main carbon chain, we will have to make the methyl group a substituent.

The suffix for -CN is nitrile. Word root will be eth-

So, the name would be 2-methyl ethane nitrile

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