What is the correct IUPAC name of the compound CH3CH=CHCH=CHCOOH?
What is the correct IUPAC name of the compound CH3CH=CHCH=CHCOOH? Correct Answer Hexa-2,4-dienoic acid
The compound consists of six carbon atoms including the carboxyl carbon thus, it is a derivative of hexanoic acid. The only substituents are two double bonds at the second and fourth carbon considering that the carboxyl carbon is the number one.