Chemistry · Nomenclature (Trivial and IUPAC)

IUPAC name of the above compound is:

IUPAC name of the above compound is:

  • A. bicyclo[3,2,1]-octan-2-oic acid
  • B. bicyclo-[3,2,1]-octane-8-carboxylic acid
  • C. bicyclo-[3,2,1]-octan-8-oic acid
  • D. none of these

Step-by-step solution

The compound is a bicyclo[3.2.1]octane system. The carboxylic acid group is attached to the ring, so the suffix '-carboxylic acid' is preferred over '-oic acid' as per IUPAC rules. The numbering begins at a bridgehead, and the one-carbon bridge gets position 8, making 'bicyclo[3.2.1]octane-8-carboxylic acid' the correct name.
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