Chemistry, asked by anupamakri2001, 1 year ago

Common name and IUPAC name of CH3COOH


shibu17: common name- acetic acid IUPAC NAME- Methanoic acid
anupamakri2001: no....IUPAC name is ethanoic acid

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Answered by chanchubodkhe
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iupac:ehanoic acid
and common name: acetic acid

anupamakri2001: Is there another common name of ethanoic acid
shibu17: nope only acetic acid also known as vinegar too
anupamakri2001: Is acetic acid also known as methane carboxylic acid
chanchubodkhe: no
anupamakri2001: ok...thanku....
Answered by zumba12
4

Common name and IUPAC name of CH3COOH

  • The common name of the chemical denotes the name by which the chemical is commonly known.
  • The IUPAC name of the chemical denotes the name in which the functional group, substituents groups number of carbon, and nature of bond are given.
  • Accordingly the common name of the given compound with the chemical formula CH_3COOH is Acetic acid or vinegar.
  • The IUPAC name of the CH_3COOH is Ethanoic acid because:
  1. It has 2 carbon atoms, therefore root word is '-Eth'.
  2. The nature of bonding is single, thus '-ane'.
  3. As -COOH functional group is present, the compound name must contain suffix '-oic acid'.
  4. Thus the IUPAC name is Ethanoic acid.

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