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Which of the following statements concerning organic classification and trivial naming are correct?IUPAC and Nomenclature Chemistry Question

Question

Which of the following statements concerning organic classification and trivial naming are correct?

Answer: B,C

💡 Solution & Explanation

Acetic acid is a common/trivial name; its IUPAC name is ethanoic acid. Wood spirit is methanol. Caproic acid is the 6-carbon common acid name. Isooctane (2,2,4-trimethylpentane) has a continuous chain of only 5 carbons.

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