Question

i) The corrent IUPAC name of the compound ​

Answer 1

Answer:

IUPAC:- International Unit Pure Applied Chemistry

Answer 2

3-methylbutane-1,2-diol

The correct IUPAC name of the compound is 3-methyl butane-1,2-diol. 

A methyl substituent is present on third C atom and −OH substituents are present on first and second C atoms.

Note:  The longest chain of C atoms containing the −OH group is selected as the parent alkane and numbered from the end closer to −OH group.

CH3

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CH3-CH-CH-CH2-OH

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OH