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CHM 102 IUPAC Nomenclature and Functional Group Classes of Organic Compounds Objective Question
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In the compound 2-carboxybenzaldehyde, which group is the suffix?
Options
A Carboxylic acid
B Aldehyde
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C Both are suffixes
D Neither
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Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Aldehyde has higher priority in this specific naming context for benzaldehyde derivatives, so -CHO is the suffix, and -COOH is the prefix 'carboxy-'.

Hint

Special case for benzaldehyde.

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: IUPAC Nomenclature and Functional Group Classes of Organic Compounds
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 379 of 1999
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