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IUPAC name of following organic compound
ChemistryCarboxylic Acid DerivativesNEET
Options:
  • A 2-amino-3-hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid
  • B 4-amino-3-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoic acid
  • C 2-amino-3-hydroxy-4-ketopentanoic acid
  • D 4-amino-3-hydroxy-2-ketopentanoic acid
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 2-amino-3-hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid
This compound is named as

-COOH is the principal functional group attached to parent chain, pentane. -NH2,-OH and groups are prefixed as amino, hydroxy and oxo to the parent hydride respectively.

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