The formula C6H5-CO-CH3 represents which compound?

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The formula C6H5-CO-CH3 represents which compound?

Explanation:
The structure shows a phenyl ring attached directly to a carbonyl carbon, with a methyl group on the other side. That arrangement is the hallmark of a methyl aryl ketone, specifically acetophenone (1-phenylethanone), which has the formula C6H5-CO-CH3. In acetone the carbonyl has two alkyl groups on both sides (CH3-CO-CH3), in acetic acid there’s a carboxyl group (-COOH), and in phenyl acetate the phenyl is connected through an oxygen to an acetyl group (an ester). So the given structure corresponds to acetophenone.

The structure shows a phenyl ring attached directly to a carbonyl carbon, with a methyl group on the other side. That arrangement is the hallmark of a methyl aryl ketone, specifically acetophenone (1-phenylethanone), which has the formula C6H5-CO-CH3. In acetone the carbonyl has two alkyl groups on both sides (CH3-CO-CH3), in acetic acid there’s a carboxyl group (-COOH), and in phenyl acetate the phenyl is connected through an oxygen to an acetyl group (an ester). So the given structure corresponds to acetophenone.

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