Some Basic Principles Of Organic Chemistry Question 132
Question: Write the IUPAC name of $ CH_3CH_2COOH $ [AFMC 2004]
Options:
A) Ethyl formic acid
B) Ethyl carboxylic acid
C) Ethane methanoic acid
D) Propanoic acid
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
$ \underset{\text{Propanoic acid}}{\mathop{\underset{3}{\mathop{CH_3}},\underset{2}{\mathop{CH_2}},\underset{1}{\mathop{COOH}},}}, $
