Organic Chemistry Basics - Result Question 199
####52. Write the IUPAC name of $CH _3 CH _2 CH=CH-COOH$.
(1986, 1M)
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Solution:
- $\stackrel{5}{C} H _3 \stackrel{4}{C} H _2-\stackrel{3}{C} H=\stackrel{2}{C} H-\stackrel{1}{COOH}$
2-pentenoic acid or pent-2-enoic acid