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COMEDK · Chemistry · 13. General Organic Chemistry

Identify the correct IUPAC name of the following compound.
\(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{CN}\)

  1. A Butyl cyanide
  2. B Butanenitrile
  3. C Pentanenitrile
  4. D Pentyl cyanide
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(C) Pentanenitrile

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The IUPAC name of compound \(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{CN}\) is pentane nitrile.