The IUPAC name of CH3CH(OH)CH2CH(CH3)CHO is

Question

The IUPAC name of CH3CH(OH)CH2CH(CH3)CHO is (A)  2 -hydroxy- 4 -methylpentanal (B)  4 -hydroxy- 2 -methylpentanal (C)  2 -hydroxy- 4 -menthylpentanal (D)  2 -methylpent- 4 -ol- 1 -al

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/410ace0c22e4e5c131a846212fb25497-.png" /> IUPAC name is-4-hydroxy-2-methyl pentanal

Q. The $I U P A C$ name of
$C H_{3} C H (O H) C H_{2} C H (C H_{3}) C H O$ is

$2$ -hydroxy- $4$ -methylpentanal

$4$ -hydroxy- $2$ -methylpentanal

$2$ -hydroxy- $4$ -menthylpentanal

$2$ -methylpent- $4$ -ol- $1$ -al

IUPAC name is- $4$ -hydroxy- $2$ -methyl pentanal

Q. The IUPAC name of CH3​CH(OH)CH2​CH(CH3​)CHO is

2 -hydroxy- 4 -methylpentanal

4 -hydroxy- 2 -methylpentanal

2 -hydroxy- 4 -menthylpentanal

2 -methylpent- 4 -ol- 1 -al