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CHM 102 IUPAC Nomenclature and Functional Group Classes of Organic Compounds Objective Question
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What is the priority order when both an aldehyde and a ketone are present?
Options
A Ketone has higher priority
B Aldehyde has higher priority
Correct Answer
C Both are equal
D Alphabetical order decides
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Aldehydes have higher priority than ketones, so the aldehyde becomes the suffix (-al) and the ketone becomes the prefix 'oxo-'.

Hint

Priority: Aldehyde > Ketone.

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: IUPAC Nomenclature and Functional Group Classes of Organic Compounds
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 368 of 1999
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