Question 11

The IUPAC name of the following compound is:

Name: The IUPAC name of the following compound is:
Uploaded: 2026-05-16T17:02:21.465277+05:30
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Description: The IUPAC name of the following compound is:

Solution

The numbering starts from the rightmost carbon, since COOH comes above in the priority order, the prefix -OH group is used as suffix of the Carboxylic Acid will be taken. Hence, as the longest carbon chain is of 5 members including -COOH. The IUPAC name would be 3-Hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid