Q.
Some carboxylic acids and their IUPAC names are given below. Which of them is not correctly matched?
Carboxylic acids
IUPAC names
(a)
Formic acid
Methanoic acid
(b)
Acetic acid
Ethanoic acid
(c)
iso-Butyric acid
2-Methylbutanoic acid
(d)
-Butyric acid
Butanoic acid
Carboxylic acids | IUPAC names | ||
---|---|---|---|
(a) | Formic acid | Methanoic acid | |
(b) | Acetic acid | Ethanoic acid | |
(c) | iso-Butyric acid | 2-Methylbutanoic acid | |
(d) | -Butyric acid | Butanoic acid |
Solution:
Correct answer is (c) c
