The compound shown below is a substance called Capsaicin,found in varying concentrations in several varieties of hot peppers,and responsible for their respective degrees of "heat".Which functional groups are present in the molecule of capsaicin?

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The functional groups present in capsaicin are ether (C-O-C, present in the benzene ring), phenol (-OH, present in the benzene ring), alkene (C=C, present in the chain), and amide (C=O-NH, present in the carboxylic acid chain). Option D is the only choice that includes all four of these functional groups.

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