Give the IUPAC names of the following compounds:
Give the IUPAC names of the following compounds:
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(i) Ph CH2 COOH The compound contains carboxylic acid as the functional group and Ph means a phenyl group. The longest chain contains 3 carbon atom with phenyl group of carbon 3 so the IUPAC name of the compound is 3-phenylpropanoic
(ii) (CH3 ) 2 C=CHCOOH
The longest chain contains 4 carbon atom with a methyl group as a substituent and a carboxylic acid as a functional group. The no. Of the chain starts from the carbon atom of the –COOH group with double bond on carbon 2 so the IUPAC name of the compound is 3-Methylbut-2-enoic acid.
(iii) The longest chain has 5 carbon atom (all are saturated) which are cyclic with the carboxylic gr
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