What is the systematic name of the compound $CH_3CH(OH)CH_2CHO$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-12T03:46:32

The systematic name is 3-hydroxybutanal.

Step 1. Draw the longest continuous chain of carbon atoms

$"C-C-C-C"$

There are four carbon atoms, so the base name is butane.

Step 2. Identify the functional group of highest priority

$"C-C-C-CHO"$

The group with highest priority is the aldehyde group.

We drop the "-e" fron "butane" and add the suffix "-al".

The name becomes butanal.

Step 3. Identify the other functional group.

$"C-C(OH)-C-CHO"$

The $"OH"$ group is a hydroxyl group.

The name becomes hydroxybutanal.

Step 4. Number the atoms in the main chain and locate the hydroxyl group

The aldehyde carbon is number 1.

$stackrelcolor(blue)(4)("C")"-"stackrelcolor(blue)(3)("C")"(OH)-"stackrelcolor(blue)(2)("C")"-"stackrelcolor(blue)(1)("C")"HO"$

The hydroxyl group is on carbon 3, so the name of

$"CH"_3"CH(OH)CH"_2"CHO"$

is 3-hydroxybutanal,

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