BITSAT (Birla Institute of Technology & Science Admission Test) Chemistry: Questions 1 of 295
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The IUPAC name of -
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Choice (4) | Response | |
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a. | 2-hydroxy -4- methyl-3- pentanone | |
b. | 4 - methyl -2-hydroxy-3- pentanone | |
c. | Question does not provide sufficient data or is vague | |
d. | All of the above |
Answer
a.
Explanation
- TheIUPAC name of above compound is 2-hydroxy -4- methyl-3- pentanone. Here the five carbon՚s longest chain in this compound. It known as pentane. The principal group is ketone
- & the alphabet H of hydroxyl group comes first than M of methyl group they are attached with different different number of carbon. So here in this compound numbering is done in the following way.
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