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Which of the following statement about pinacolone is correct?

Option: 1

Pinacolone is used in Pesticide, Fungicides, and Herbicides


Option: 2

The IUPAC name of Pinacolone is 3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone


Option: 3

Pinacolone is a ketone


Option: 4

All of the Above


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As we learnt in Pinnacol- Pinnacolone reaction,

The IUPAC name of Pinacolone is 3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone.  Pinacolone is a ketone. 

Pinacolone is used in Pesticide, Fungicides, and Herbicides. Pinacolone is used to prepare the cyanoguanidine drug – pinacidil.

Therefore, option (4) is correct.

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Pankaj Sanodiya

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