BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2014

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    The correct IUPAC name of tartaric acid is

    A)  1, 4-dicarboxy-2, 3-dihydroxyethane

    B)  \[\alpha ,\,\,\alpha \]-dihydroxybutane-1, 4-dioic acid

    C)  1, 4-dihydroxybutane-2, 3-dioic acid

    D)  2, 3-dihydroxybutane-1, 4-dioic acid

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Tartaric acid is \[HO-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  H \\  | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{{{\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  HO-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  H \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{{{C}^{3}}}}\,-\underset{4}{\mathop{C}}\,OOH \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,}^{2}}}}\,-\overset{1}{\mathop{C}}\,OOH\] 2, 3-dihydroxybutane-1, 4-dioic acid.


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