Question

Write the common name and IUPAC name of the following.
(a) ${CH}_3{CH}_{2}CHO$
(b) ${CH}_{3}CO{CH}_3$
(c) ${CH}_3-\underset{|OH}{C}H-{CH}_3$
(d) ${CH}_{3}COOH$
(e) $HCHO$

Answer 1

Molecular formula	Common name	IUPAC
(a) ${CH}_3{CH}_{2}CHO$	Propionaldehyde	Propanal
(b) ${CH}_{3}CO{CH}_3$	Acetone	Propanone
(c) ${CH}_3-\underset{|OH}{C}H-{CH}_3$	Isopropyl alcohol	2-Propanol
(d) ${CH}_{3}COOH$	Acetic acid	Ethanoic acid
(e) $HCHO$	Formaldehyde	Methanal