The IUPAC name of the compound HOOC-CH(NH_2)-CH_2OH (carboxylic acid, amino, and hydroxyl groups on a three-carbon chain) is

JEE Main Chemistry question

The IUPAC name of the compound

HOOC--

(carboxylic acid, amino, and hydroxyl groups on a three-carbon chain) is

(A)3-Aminohydroxypropionic acid
(B)2-Amino-propan-3-oic acid
(C)Aminohydroxypropanoic acid
(D)2-Amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acidCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Numbering the three-carbon chain from the carboxylic acid carbon (C1, the principal characteristic group): C1 is , C2 bears , and C3 bears . The correctly formatted

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