Question

IUPAC name for formic acid is ________.

Answer 1

Formic acid:

1. Formic acid is the simplest carboxylic acid.
2. It has the chemical formula $\left(HCOOH\right).$
3. In methane $\left(C{H}_4\right)$, one methyl group $(-CH3)$ is replaced by a carboxyl group$(-COOH)$.
4. Hence, it is named as Methanoic acid.

IUPAC name for Formic acid is Methanoic acid.