Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding $C H_{3} - C H_{2} - C N$ ?

The common name of the compound is ethyl cyanide

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The IUPAC name of the compound propane-1-nitrile

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The secondary suffix of the compound is nitrile

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The IUPAC name of the compound is ethane nitrile

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Solution

The correct options are
A The common name of the compound is ethyl cyanide
B The IUPAC name of the compound propane-1-nitrile
D The secondary suffix of the compound is nitrile
The compound and numbering is $^{3} C H_{3} -^{2} C H_{2} -^{1} C N$ .

The IUPAC name is propan-1-nitrile and common name is ethyl cyanide.

The suffix of $- C N$ is nitrile and prefix is cyano.

Options A, B and C are correct.

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