Question

IUPAC name of following organic compound

• A. 2-amino-3-hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid
• B. 4-amino-3-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoic acid
• C. 2-amino-3-hydroxy-4-ketopentanoic acid
• D. 4-amino-3-hydroxy-2-ketopentanoic acid

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

This compound is named as

$-COOH$ is the principal functional group attached to parent chain, pentane. $-NH_{2},-OH$ and groups are prefixed as amino, hydroxy and oxo to the parent hydride respectively.