Question

What is the name of this compound? see attached.

a) phenylhyde


b) benzaldehyde


c) phenol aldehyde


d) cyclohexylhyde

Answer 1

The answer is B.) benzaldehyde sorry if I’m wrong

Answer 2

Answer: Option (b) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the given structure a benzene molecule, that is,
`C_(6)H_(5)` is attached. And, further an aldehyde group that is, CHO group is attached to the benzene molecule.

Hence, suffix "aldehyde" will be added to the name of this molecule.

Whereas a group with formula
`C_(6)H_(5)OH` is known as phenol.

Therefore, we can conclude that the name of this given compound is benzaldehyde.