What Is the IUPAC Name for the Following Compound

question 80

Multiple Choice

What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?

• A) 3-bromobutanal
• B) 2-bromobutanal
• C) 3-bromobutanone
• D) 2-bromobutanone

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Definitions:

Stereochemistry

The study of the spatial arrangements of atoms in molecules and the impact of these arrangements on the physical and chemical properties of those molecules.

α-Pyranose

A form of monosaccharide that adopts a cyclic six-membered ring structure, resembling a pyran, with the anomeric carbon in the alpha configuration.

Haworth Structure

A method for representing cyclic sugars as planar rings with hydroxyl groups positioned above or below the plane.

β-Furanose

A form of a cyclic sugar where the furanose ring has the hydroxyl group at the anomeric carbon in the beta configuration.