Q 15-15-18 E-b - Organic Chemistry (Mcmurry)

Question

Give IUPAC names for the following compounds

b)

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

b) 

           3-bromobenzoic acid

What is IUPAC?

IUPAC (the international union of pure and applied chemistry) sets the rules for naming organic compounds in chemistry.

IUPAC name of compound

In the provided compound, the name of the parent hydrocarbon is benzene. Numbering the ring in such a way that the functional group and substituent get the lowest possible number.

Position of functional group in compound

The carboxylic group is at first carbon and the bromine group is at the third carbon atom. Thus, the IUPAC name of compound b is 3-bromobenzoic acid which is represented as follows:

      3-bromobenzoic acid