Question

in the parent chain when we count a functional grp and when not like in COOH-CH(OH)-CH2-COOH we count both cooh in parent chain and it becomes butanoic ???​

Answer 1

Answer:

We count the no. of carbons present it

so there are for carbon including carboxylic group thus it is butanoic

Explanation:

actually don't get confuse in it if you are making butanoic just remember the no. of carbons which will also include the oic grp memeber