Draw structure for the following 2 -Methylpentanal

The word root ‘pent’ suggests that there are 5 carbon atoms in the parent chain, the prefix indicates that a methyl group is substituted at the 2 - position, the primary suffix ‘an’ indicates that the parent chain is saturated and the secondary suffix ‘al’ indicates that an aldehyde is present at the 1 - position. C 5 H 3 - C 4 H 2 - C 3 H 2 - C 2 H | CH 3 - C 1 HO 2 - Methylpentanal .

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Maharashtra Board Solutions for Chapter: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids, Exercise 5: Can you tell ?

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