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IUPAC name of



is
ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryKCETKCET 2013
Options:
  • A 4-hydroxy-1-methyl pentanoic acid
  • B 4-hydroxy-2-methyl pentanoic acid
  • C 2-hydroxy-4-methyl pentanoic acid
  • D 2-hydroxy-2-methyl pentanoic acid
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 4-hydroxy-2-methyl pentanoic acid
Here - $\mathrm{COOH}$ is the principal group and prefixes should be arranged in alphabetic order. Hence IUPAC name is


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