MHT CET 2023 Chemistry question

What is IUPAC nameof propylene glycerol?

(A)Propane-1, 2-diol
(B)Propae-1, 3-diol
(C)Propane-1,2,3-triolCorrect
(D)Propene-1,2,3-triol

Answer: (C)

Solution

Glycerol (glycerine), HOCH-CH(OH)-CHOH, is a three-carbon saturated chain bearing OH groups on C-1, C-2 and C-3. The parent alkane is propane and the suffix for three OH groups is "triol", so the IUPAC name is propane-1,2,3-triol,

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