Identify the correct IUPAC name of the following compound?
A
4-Oxocyclohexanecarboxylic acid
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B
4-Carboxylcyclohexan-1-one
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C
4-Oxocyclohexylmethanoic acid
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D
4-Oxocyclohexylethanoic acid
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Solution
The correct option is A 4-Oxocyclohexanecarboxylic acid This is a keto-substituted cyclic carboxylic acid and is named considering the C=O group as a substituent at the fourth position given that the carbon attached to the carboxyl carbon is C-1. thus the iupac name is 4-Oxocyclohexanecarboxylic acid