The IUPAC name for CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-CH_(2)-CH_(2)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-OH is ______.

The IUPAC name for CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-CH_(2)-CH_(2)-overs

1.	The IUPAC name for CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(\|\|)(C)-CH_(2)-CH_(2)-overset(O)overset(\|\|)(C)-OH is ______.
Answer» 1-hydroxypentane-1,4-dione 1,4-dioxopentanol 1,carboxybutan-3-one 4-oxopentanoic acid Solution :`underset("4-Oxopentanoic acid")(overset(5)(C)H_(3)-overset(O)overset(\|\|)(.^(4)C)-.^(3)CH_(2)-.^(2)CH_(2)-overset(O)overset(\|\|)(.^(1)C)-OH)` Accorting to the priority order of functional groups, `-COOH` is the principal functional group is PREFERENCE to group. THUS, -COOH group is assigned POSITION 1 while naming the compound.