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The IUPAC name of the given compound is

Ethoxymethanone

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Ethyl 2-methylpropanoate

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Ethoxypropanone

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2-Methylethoxypropanone

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Solution

The correct option is B Ethyl 2-methylpropanoate
Functional group present in given compound is ester group (-COOR)
Suffix used for ester is -oate.
Methyl group is substituent.
By IUPAC rule, Ethyl should be mentioned first due to its alphabetic order.
thus the correct numbering to the parent chain is given by
Hence correct IUPAC name is Ethyl 2-methylpropanoate.

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