Question

HCOO-CH2-CH(COOH)-CH2-CHOOH
What is the IUPAC name

Answer 1

Answer:

Molar concentration is a measure of the concentration of a chemical species, in particular of a solute in a solution, in terms of amount of substance per unit volume of solution.

Answer 2

answer : 3-carboxy-pantanedioic acid

explanation : in Nomenclature we have to take three important steps

• principal functional group
• longest chain
• Numbering

here you see, principal functional group is not other than -carboxyl (-COOH) group.

and you can start numbering from any direction, because you get always condition of carbon atoms and carboxyl group. in 3rd position, a carboxyl group is attached, two carboxyl group are located at the terminal of compound and there are total five carbons in longest chain.

so, name of given carboxyl compound will be 3-carboxyl-pentanedioic acid.