Nomenclature questions -- Naming structures when given compounds

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The discussion focuses on the correct nomenclature of two chemical compounds. The first compound is correctly identified as 3-bromophenyl 1-chloro ketone. The second compound, initially suggested as (4Z)-3-sec butyl-hex-4-en-1-yne, is accurately corrected to hept-5-en-1-yne, with a recommendation to use 1-methylpropyl instead of sec-butyl for systematic naming. Users are advised to utilize ChemSketch for automatic generation of molecule names.

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Naming structures when given compounds
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How would I name the following two compounds?
My guess is that the first one would be 3-bromophenyl 1-chloro ketone
and the second one (4Z)-3-sec butyl-hex-4-en-1-yne.
Am I correct?

Thank you
 
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First one, you've already been told about.
Second is hept-5-en-1-yne, not hex-4-en-1-yne. You've ignored the methyl group, and I don't know if you'd get away with sec-butyl; 1-methylpropyl would be more systematic.
 
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