Question

Give the IUPAC name of the organic compound represented by the structural formula given below:

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{.}\ce{H\phantom{...}H\phantom{...}O}\phantom{..}\\
\phantom{.}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}||\phantom{..}\\
\ce{H - C - C - C - OH}\\
\phantom{}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{......}\\
\phantom{}\ce{H\phantom{...}H}\phantom{......}
\end{array}\]

Answer 1

The IUPAC name of the given organic compound is propan-1-oic acid.