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Give the IUPAC name of the following compounds. If more than one compound is a possible to name all of them.

i. An aldehyde derived from ethane.


ii. A ketone derived from butane.


iii. A chloride derived from propane.


iv. An alcohol derived from pentane.

i. Ethanal


Explanation: For an aldehyde, we have to add the suffix “—al”. Thus, IUPAC name of an aldehyde derived from ethane will be ethanal.


ii. Butanone


Explanation: For a ketone, we have to add the suffix “—one”. Thus, IUPAC name of a ketone derived from butane will be butanone.


iii. Chlropropane


Explanation: For a chloride, we have to add the prefix “chloro-”. Thus, IUPAC name of a chloride derived from propane will be chlropropane.


iv. Pentanol


Explanation: For an alcohol, we have to add the suffix “—ol”. Thus, IUPAC name of a ketone derived from butane will be butanone.


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