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Identify the correct IUPAC name of the following compound?(a) 4-Oxocyclohexan-1-carboxylic acid(b) 4-Carboxylcyclohexan-1-one(c) 4-Oxocyclohexylmethanoic acid(d) 4-Oxocyclohexylethanoic acidThis question was addressed to me in examination.Enquiry is from Nomenclature and Structure of Carboxyl Groups topic in section Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids of Chemistry – Class 12

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The correct OPTION is (a) 4-Oxocyclohexan-1-carboxylic acid

Easiest EXPLANATION: This is a keto-substituted cyclic carboxylic acid and is named considering the CO group as a substituent at the fourth position given that the carbon attached to the CARBOXYL carbon is C-1.



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