IUPAC name of following organic compound

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IUPAC name of following organic compound <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="Question" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/q/nta/c-ozyvxzkislxb0bzz.jpg" /> (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

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This compound is named as Solution

-COOH is the principal functional group attached to parent chain, pentane. -NH2,-OH and Solution

groups are prefixed as amino, hydroxy and oxo to the parent hydride respectively.

Q. IUPAC name of following organic compound

2-amino-3-hydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid

4-amino-3-hydroxy-2-oxopentanoic acid

2-amino-3-hydroxy-4-ketopentanoic acid

4-amino-3-hydroxy-2-ketopentanoic acid

This compound is named as

$- COO H$ is the principal functional group attached to parent chain, pentane. $- N H_{2}, - O H$ and groups are prefixed as amino, hydroxy and oxo to the parent hydride respectively.