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CHM 102 IUPAC Nomenclature and Functional Group Classes of Organic Compounds Objective Question
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Question

Which functional group has the highest priority in IUPAC nomenclature?
Options
A Aldehyde
B Alcohol
C Carboxylic acid
Correct Answer
D Amine
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Carboxylic acids have the highest priority among common functional groups and take the suffix '-oic acid'. Lower priority groups become prefixes.

Hint

Carboxyl group (-COOH) takes precedence.

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: IUPAC Nomenclature and Functional Group Classes of Organic Compounds
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 347 of 1999
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