Question

Give IUPAC name of CH3COCH2CH(OH)CH3.​

Answer 1

Answer:

4 hydroxy pentanone

Explanation:

4 hydroxy pentanone

Answer 2

Answer:

4-Hydroxypentan-2-one is the IUPAC name of the given compound.

Explanation:

Keto functional group is given higher priority than the alcoholic functional group while naming the compound.

Therefore, the carbon with the ketone attached will be numbered 2 and the carbon with the hydroxy group attached will be numbered 4.

Hence, the name of the compound is 4-Hydroxypentan-2-one.