What is the name of a benzene ring that has a #CO_2C_2H_5^-# group attached and an #OH^-# group attached *para* to each other?
1 Answer
4-hydroxyphenyl propanoate
Explanation:
In the question the name of the benzene ring is wanted.
Though the question is not very clear to me, I am trying to explain a probable answer with my little knowledge.
By the question the group
Since the group
So it is an ester of propanoic acid (as it is a carboxylic acid with 3-C atoms in its chain). The naming of an ester is equivalent to naming of a salt of an acid where name of the group which replaces H atom of
So the two word name is written as
4-hydroxyphenyl propanoate