What is the IUPAC name for the dicarboxylic acid commonly known as succinic acid ()?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Butanedioic acid
- Step 1: Determine the total number of carbon atoms in the longest continuous chain containing both carboxylic acid functional groups: 4 carbons.
- Step 2: The 4-carbon saturated alkane stem is butane.
- Step 3: With two carboxylic acid groups located at the terminal positions (C1 and C4), the systematic IUPAC name is butanedioic acid.
Answer
Butanedioic acid.
Why not the others: Propanedioic acid is malonic acid (3 carbons); Pentanedioic acid is glutaric acid (5 carbons); Ethanedioic acid is oxalic acid (2 carbons).
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