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What is the correct IUPAC naming of the compound shown?(a) Benzenecarbaldehyde(b) Cyclohexanal(c) Cyclohexyl aldehyde(d) CyclohexanecarbaldehydeI have been asked this question in homework.My enquiry is from Nomenclature and Structure of Carbonyl Groups in division Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids of Chemistry – Class 12

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The correct OPTION is (d) Cyclohexanecarbaldehyde

Best explanation: When the CHO group is ATTACHED to a ring, the suffix carbaldehyde is ADDED after the NAME of the CYCLOALKANE. The numbering of the ring carbons starts form the carbon attached to the aldehyde group.



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