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Grade 11Organic Chemistry

IUPAC name of
CH2(CN)-CH(CN)-CH2(CN)?
(The functional group in bracket is a substituent)

Profile image of Nishtha Gahlot
9 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of DILIP
9 Years ago
The IUPAC name of that compound is......................................................................
propane-1,2,3-tricarbonitrile
Profile image of Nishtha Gahlot
9 Years ago
@DILIP why won’t we treat CN as a substituent and name it as 1,2,3-cyanopropane?
can someone please tell me?
 
Profile image of Anna
9 Years ago
it’s propane-1,2,3-tricarbonitrile....................................................................................
Profile image of Sanchita Aher
8 Years ago
According to the IUPAC rules the correct name of given compound is 3-cyanopentane-1,3-dinitrile Answer by Sanchita Santosh Aher.............................................................
Profile image of Rohit
8 Years ago
The correct answer is 3-Cyanopentane-1,5-dinitrile as per IUPAC rules.Hope my ans. Is correct.Regards.