JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

The IUPAC name of the compound ClCH₂CH₂COOH is

Answer: (A)

Solution

Numbering from the carboxylic acid carbon (C1), the chlorine is on C3 — 3-chloropropanoic acid.

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