Question

I don't know how to name this particular organic compound, it would be easier if i can draw it here but i don't know how. Anyway, There's a cyclobutane attached to O-C(=O)-H

Answer 1

so here's the drawing I apologize for the sucky drawing lol. Im confused cuz if i Look at the double bond O attached to C and H (also attached to C) i see an aldehyde. But when I look like at the O-C=O, I see an ester. My friend told me it should be methylcyclobutanoate? This is grade 12 chemistry if that helps

Answer 2

i don't know either exactly, but by IUPAC priorities list ester are upper than aldehyde so it's an ester one, but that methyl would require whole CH3 group. Maybe something like cyclobutanemethanoate because methanoic acid is in ester side

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IUPAC_nomenclature_of_organic_chemistry#Esters