The IUPAC name for CH_3CHOHCH_2-C(CH_3)_2-OH is:

MHT CET Chemistry question

The IUPAC name for is:

(A)1,1-dimethyl-1,2-butanediol
(B)2-methyl-2,4-pentanediolCorrect
(C)4-methyl-2,4-pentanediol
(D)1,3,3-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol

Answer: (B)

Solution

The longest chain containing both OH groups has 5 carbons (pentane-diol); numbering from the end that gives the OH groups the lowest locants (2,4) puts the

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