Plz name the compound given in image and reason for naming so
G Umamaheshwar
7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
1 Answer
Rajat
7 Years ago
3-formylpropanoic acid.
This is because the carboxylic acid is having a greater ''priority'' than aldehyde group therefore in the carbon chain the C of carboxylic acid is numbered 1 and so on thus the aldehyde group is at 3C. Thus the naming of the compound.