Question

The IUPAC name of $C{H}_2=CHCN$ is

• A. Vinyl nitrile
• B. Vinyl cyanide
• C. Prop-2-enenitrile
• D. Cyanoethane

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$\stackrel{3}{C}{H}_2=\stackrel{2}{C}H—\stackrel{1}{C}N$
Prop-2-ene-1-nitrile