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Describe concisely a chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds. (a) Pentan-2-one and pentan-3-one (b) Propanal and propanone (c) Phenol and aniline

Organic Chemistry

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Chapter21: Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Reactions

Section21.1: Naming Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

Problem 1P: Give IUPAC names for the following substances:

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(a) Pentan-2-one and pentan-3-one

(b) Propanal and propanone

(c) Phenol and aniline

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