Chemistry · Nomenclature (Trivial and IUPAC)
IUPAC name of the compound
IUPAC name of the compound \( \boldsymbol{C H}_{3}- \) \( \boldsymbol{C H}_{2}-\stackrel{0}{\boldsymbol{C}}-\boldsymbol{C H}_{2}-\stackrel{0}{\boldsymbol{C}}-\boldsymbol{C O O H} \)
- A. hexanedione - 2, 4-ic-1-oic acid
- B. 2, 4- dioxohexanoic acid
- C. propionyl-dioxo-oic acid
- D. none of these
Step-by-step solution
The compound has a six-carbon chain including the carboxylic acid carbon (C1). The two carbonyl groups are on C2 and C4, so the IUPAC name is 2,4-dioxohexanoic acid.
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