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In the compound Cyclohexanecarbonitrile, what is the locant assigned to the ring carbon atom attacheIUPAC and Nomenclature Chemistry Question

Question

In the compound Cyclohexanecarbonitrile, what is the locant assigned to the ring carbon atom attached to the cyano group?

Answer: 1

💡 Solution & Explanation

When a functional group requiring a special suffix is attached directly to a ring, the ring carbon attached to that functional group is always assigned position number 1.

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