The IUPAC name of the following compound is
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Cyclohexanecarbaldehyde
Based on the rules of IUPAC nomenclature for cyclic aldehydes, the IUPAC name for the compound shown in the image is: Cyclohexanecarbaldehyde.
Nomenclature Rules Applied:
- Parent Ring: The compound consists of a six-carbon saturated ring, which is named cyclohexane.
- Functional Group: The aldehyde group ($-CHO$) is directly attached to the ring. When an aldehyde group is attached to a ring and its carbon atom cannot be included in the main chain numbering, the suffix "-carbaldehyde" is added to the name of the ring.
- Numbering: Since there are no other substituents on the ring, the carbon atom of the ring to which the $-CHO$ group is attached is implicitly carbon-1, and no locant number is required.
So it is Cyclohexanecarbaldehyde.