Question

what is name of this compound?​

Answer 1

The name of the organic compound is 3-ethyl-phenyl-ethanoate.

• We can see that there's a benzene ring and two functional groups are attached to it at the first and third positions.
• The first one is an ethanoate and the other one is an ethyl group at the third position.
• So, the naming can be done easily; 3-ethyl-phenyl-ethanoate.
• The functional group at the first position is ethanoate because there are two carbon, which gives it the name 'ethan-oate'.