JEE Main Chemistry question
The IUPAC name of CH₃CH(OH)CH₂CH₂COOH is
Answer: (A)
Solution
Numbering from the carboxylic acid carbon (C1), the hydroxyl is at C4 — 4-hydroxypentanoic acid.
The IUPAC name of CH₃CH(OH)CH₂CH₂COOH is
Numbering from the carboxylic acid carbon (C1), the hydroxyl is at C4 — 4-hydroxypentanoic acid.