Give IUPAC name of the following compound CH_3 - CH(CH_3) - CH(OH) - CH_3 [MHTCET 2002]

MHT CET Chemistry question

Give IUPAC name of the following compound \mathrm{CH_3{-}CH(CH_3){-}CH(OH){-}CH_3} [MHTCET 2002]

Answer: (A)

The longest chain with the OH carbon is butane; numbering from the end nearest the OH gives OH at C-2 and methyl at C-3, so the name is

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