Question

_________ ketones are generally named by adding the name of the acyl group as prefix to the word phenone.

(a) Ethyl methyl

(b) Dialkyl

(c) Alkyl phenyl

(d) Diphenyl

I had been asked this question by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

I need to ask this question from Nomenclature and Structure of Carbonyl Groups topic in chapter Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids of Chemistry – Class 12

Answer 1

Correct option is (c) Alkyl phenyl

To elaborate: For example, the ketone with COCH3 group attached to a benzene ring is named as acetophenone. Also, diphenyl ketone as benzophenone.