Question

Write the IUPAC names of the following ketones and aldehydes. Wherever possible, give also common names. Refer image.

Answer 1

The IUPAC name of the given compound will be Cyclopentanecarbaldehyde

The first step is to cover the longest chain, you need to make sure that a maximum number of carbon atoms are covered up by the chain.

Then you will cover the child chain and will attack it with the number on which the child is attached to.