The IUPAC name of $C H_{3} C H_{2} C O C l$ is:

propanoyl chloride

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ethanoyl chloride

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acetyl chloride

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chloroethane

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Solution

The correct option is A propanoyl chloride
$C H_{3} C H_{2} C O C l$ consists of three carbon atoms in the parent chain and chloroformyl group(-COCl). Therefore the name of the compound is Propanoyl chloride.

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