The names of functional groups in the following compound X are:
Correct answer: C. Secondary alcohol, nitrile, and aryl ring
- A. Secondary alcohol, nitrile, and phenol ring
- B. Secondary alcohol, amine, and benzene ring
- C. Secondary alcohol, nitrile, and aryl ring
- D. Primary alcohol, nitrile, and benzene ring
Explanation
The functional groups are: secondary alcohol, nitrile, and benzene/aryl ring.Option A incorrectly mentions phenol as there is no hydroxyl group directly bonded to the benzene ring.Option B incorrectly mentions amine, as for an amine, the nitrogen atom must be bonded to at least three other species/atoms, but in this case, nitrogen is directly bonded to one carbon atom, indicating a C-N triple bond which is characteristic of nitriles.Option C correctly lists all three functional groups.Option D incorrectly mentions primary alcohol, as for the alcohol group to be primary it must have been terminal/present at the end of the alkyl group, which is not the case here as -OH group is mentioned in the structural formula as being in the middle of the alkyl group.
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