What's the name of this compound?
*I know that Ar-C=O- is the Benzoyl group
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1$\begingroup$ It is acetophenone. The Ar-C=O is phenone group.en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/phenone $\endgroup$– Nilay GhoshCommented Dec 31, 2016 at 13:31
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I got the answer from the comment It's Acetophenone
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2$\begingroup$ The name acetophenone is correct; however, according to current IUPAC recommendations, it is retained only for general nomenclature. The preferred IUPAC name is the systematically constructed substitutive name 1-phenylethan-1-one. $\endgroup$– user7951Commented Dec 31, 2016 at 22:13