JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

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.

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