The IUPAC name for the following compound is:
General Organic Chemistry (GOC) · Class 11 · JEE Main Previous Year Question
The IUPAC name for the following compound is:
- a
2,5-Dimethyl-6-carboxy-hex-3-enal
- b
6-Formyl-2-methyl-hex-3-enoic acid
- c✓
2,5-Dimethyl-6-oxo-hex-3-enoic acid
- d
2,5-Dimethyl-5-carboxy-hex-3-enal
2,5-Dimethyl-6-oxo-hex-3-enoic acid
Step 1: Determine Principal Functional Group Between the carboxylic acid () and the aldehyde (), the carboxylic acid has higher priority. The parent chain must start from the acid group.
Step 2: Numbering and Chain
- Numbering begins at .
- The longest chain containing the double bond and the other carbonyl has 6 carbons Hex-3-enoic acid.
Step 3: Substituents
- C2: Methyl group.
- C5: Methyl group.
- C6: Carbonyl group (aldehyde carbon) Named as "oxo" when part of the chain.
Step 4: Final IUPAC Name 2,5-Dimethyl-6-oxohex-3-enoic acid.
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