JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryAlcohols, Phenols and EthersJEE Main

The IUPAC name of the drawn hydroxy-alkene compound (HO– on a branched pentenol skeleton) is

Answer: (B)

Solution

Numbering the pentenol chain with OH at C2 and the methyl/double-bond substitution at C3–C4 gives 3-methylpent-3-en-2-ol.

Question ID VK-139801