Q.

The IUPAC name of the following compound is H3C-C|CH3H-C|OHH-CH2-COOH

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a

4,4-dimethyl-3-hydroxybutanoic acid 

b

3-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoic acid

c

2-methyl-3-hydroxypentan-5-oic acid

d

4-methyl-3-hydroxypentanoic acid

answer is D.

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 Numbering starts from primary functional group carboxylic acid and hydroxy comes alphabetically first than methyl   H3C-C|CH3H-C|OHH-CH2-COOH

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