JEE · NEET Previous Year Question

The correct decreasing order of priority for the functional groups of organic compounds in the IUPAC system of nomenclature is:

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Answer: A. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Correct answer: A

Solution

(a)
The decreasing order of priority for the functional groups of organic compounds in the IUPAC system of nomenclature is as follows:

-COOH functional group has higher priority than and
-CHO functional groups.
Hence, option a is correct.

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