Question

the IUPAC name of HCOOH

Answer 1

Question :-

What is the IUPAC name of HCOOH ?

Answer :-

The IUPAC name is methanoic acid .

The structural formula

      O

       ||

H  -  C  =  O

        |

       H

The word root will be meth and COOH belongs to carboxylic acid group.

Hence the name will be methanoic acid.

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Answer 2

This compound contains 1 carbon atom so its parent alkane is methane. It also contains a carboxylic acid group (-COOH) .

The name if this compunf can be obtained by replacing the last 'e'of methane by 'oic acid' so it becomes methanoic acid.

Thus the IUPAC name of HCOOH is $\textbf{methanoic acid }$.