Chemical formula of 3-methyl-2-pentanone

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Chemical formula of 3-methyl-2-pentanone

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The base name pentanone specifies that the parent hydrocarbon chain is a five -carbon chain and the suffix 'one' along with the locant '2' denotes a ketone (C=O) substituent group attached to second carbon of the parent chain. The prefix 'methyl-' and the locant '3' denote the presence of methyl substituent group at a position 3 in the parent carbon chain.

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