The IUPAC name of the following compound is:

2-methyloxirane

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Propylene oxide

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1,2-oxopropane

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1,2-propoxide

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Solution

The correct option is A 2-methyloxirane
The given functional group is epoxide whose suffiix is 'oxirane'.
We start numbering at the hetero atom and move clockwise to ensure the substituent gets the least locant.
Hence, the final name will be 2-methyloxirane.

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