Q1 / 180 · KCET 2013 · Chemistry

IUPAC name of
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is

  • A
    4-hydroxy-1-methyl pentanoic acid
  • Correct answer
    B
    4-hydroxy-2-methyl pentanoic acid
  • C
    2-hydroxy-4-methyl pentanoic acid
  • D
    2-hydroxy-2-methyl pentanoic acid

Solution

Here - $\mathrm{COOH}$ is the principal group and prefixes should be arranged in alphabetic order. Hence IUPAC name is
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Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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