Give the IUPAC names of the following compounds:

(CH3)2C = CHCOOH

The longest chain contains 4 carbon atom with a methyl group as a substituent and a carboxylic acid as a functional group. The no. Of the chain starts from the carbon atom of the –COOH group with double bond on carbon 2 so the IUPAC name of the compound is 3-Methylbut-2-enoic acid.


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