J.R. S. answered • 08/11/17
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Yes, that would be correct. What is your question? Are you asking how this name is arrived at?
Look at the structure this way (dotted lines are only for formatting on this site):
.....................OH................
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HOOC-CH2-C-CH2COOH
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................COOH
The longest chain is 5 carbons. That makes it pentane. It has a carboxylic acid at each end. That makes it pentane dicarboxylic acid. Then there is a carboxyl and a hydroxyl group on carbon #3. These are named alphabetically. So you have 3-carboxy-3-hydroxy pentanedicarboxylic acid.
J.R. S.
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No. That would not be correct. The IUPAC requires that you use the longest continuous chain as the "root", and in this case that would be 5 carbon "pent" and not 3 carbon "prop". Also, if the OH is on C#3, then C#1 is a carboxyl and it is no longer propane, but rather propanoic acid.
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Padmaja N.
Thank you so much sir.
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