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The IUPAC name of the following compound is:
ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryJEE MainJEE Main 2019 (08 Apr Shift 1)
Options:
  • A  4-Methyl-3-hydroxypntanoic acid 
  • B  4,4-Dimethyl-3-hydroxybutanoic acid
  • C  2-Methyl-3-hydroxypentan-5-oic acid
  • D  3-Hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid
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The correct answer is:  3-Hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid

3-Hydroxy-4-methyl pentanoic acid; -COOH group is principal functional group.

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