JEE Main Chemistry question

The IUPAC name of the compound CH₃COCH(Cl)–CH(I)–COOH is

(A)2-Iodo-3-chloro-4-pentanoic acid
(B)4-Oxo-3-chloro-2-iodopentanoic acid
(C)4-Carboxy-4,3-dichloro-2-butanone
(D)3-Chloro-2-iodo-4-oxopentanoic acidCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Numbering from the –COOH carbon (C1): C2 bears iodo, C3 bears chloro, C4 bears the oxo (ketone) group. Substituent prefixes are cited in strict alphabetical order (chloro

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