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

💡 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.