JEE Main Chemistry question
The IUPAC name of CH₃–CH(OH)–CH₂–CH(CH₃)–CHO is
Answer: (B)
Solution
Numbering from the aldehyde carbon (C1): C2 bears a methyl branch, C4 bears the hydroxyl — 4-hydroxy-2-methylpentanal.
The IUPAC name of CH₃–CH(OH)–CH₂–CH(CH₃)–CHO is
Numbering from the aldehyde carbon (C1): C2 bears a methyl branch, C4 bears the hydroxyl — 4-hydroxy-2-methylpentanal.