Give correct IUPAC name of:

2

-hydroxypropane-

1, 2, 3

-tricarboxylic acid

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2

-hydroxypropane-

2, 3

-dicarboxylic acid

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3

-hydroxypropane-

1, 2, 3

-dicarboxylic acid

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3

-hydroxypropane-

1, 2, 3

-tricarboxylic acid

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Solution

The correct option is A $2$ -hydroxypropane- $1, 2, 3$ -tricarboxylic acid
It is a structure of citric acid.

The IUPAC name for it is: $2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid$

Hence, the correct option is $A$

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