What is the Iupac of CH3CH2CH(COOH)CH2CH3Is it 3-carboxypentane Or 2-ethylbutanoic acid????
Priyanka
9 Years agoGrade 11
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Riya Jadhav
Approved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
Answer is 2-ethylbutanoic acid Because the cooH is a functional group and gets Most priority in nomenclature system....the imp condition is that the carbon of cooh should be assigned no 1 and should be included in the longest chain...