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As per your syllabus, example, CH₃-CO-CH₂-CH₂-CH₂-COOH is named as which?
A2-Oxohexanoic acid
B6-Oxohexan-1-oic acid
C5-Oxohexanoic acid
D5-Oxopentanoic acid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 5-Oxohexanoic acid
syllabus Problem 8.8(iii): COOH = principal FG (C1), keto at C5
⇒ 5-oxohexanoic acid
chain has 6 carbons.
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