
- A5-Methoxycarbonly-2-methylhexanoic acid
- BMethyl-5-carboxy-2-methylhexanoate.
- C2-Carboxy-5-methoxycarbonylhexane.
- DMethyl-6-carboxy-2,5-dimethylhexanoate.
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Correct answer: A
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Identify the principal functional group
The compound contains both:
- a carboxylic acid group, and
- an ester group of the form (methoxycarbonyl substituent).
By IUPAC priority, carboxylic acid has higher priority than ester. Therefore, the parent name must end with ...oic acid.
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Choose the parent carbon chain
The longest chain containing the carboxylic acid carbon has 6 carbons. Hence the parent is:
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Number the chain
Numbering starts from the carboxylic acid carbon as carbon 1.
Then the substituents are located as:
- a methyl group at carbon 2,
- a methoxycarbonyl group at carbon 5.
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Write the substituents in the name
So the name becomes:
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Check the options
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A: 5-Methoxycarbonly-2-methylhexanoic acid
This clearly intends 5-methoxycarbonyl-2-methylhexanoic acid. Spelling typo aside, this matches the correct IUPAC name. -
B: Methyl-5-carboxy-2-methylhexanoate
Incorrect, because ester is taken as principal group instead of carboxylic acid. -
C: 2-Carboxy-5-methoxycarbonylhexane
Incorrect, because carboxylic acid should be named as suffix, not just as a substituent. -
D: Methyl-6-carboxy-2,5-dimethylhexanoate
Incorrect functional group choice and incorrect substituent pattern.
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Final answer
The correct option is:
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Comparison with stored answer
Stored correct answer = A.
My derived answer = A.
Therefore, they agree.
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