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Which of the following selected chain is correc to tname the given compound according to IUPAC system?

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Solution :The solected CARBON chain CONTAINING four carbon atom is correct since this is the longest posibile carbon chain containing both the functional group i.e. carboxyl `(-COOH)` and HYDROXYL `(-OH)`

The remaining three carbon chains containing seven, FIVE and six carbon atoms respectively are incorrect since NONE of them contains both the functional groups


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