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IUPAC name of (CH3)2C=C(Br)CH2−OH is

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1,1-dimethyl-2-bromopropen-2-ol
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2-methyl-3-bromobut-2-en-1-ol
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3-bromo-2-Methylbut-2-en-3-ol
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2-bromo-3-methylbut-2-en-1-ol
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Solution

The correct option is D 2-bromo-3-methylbut-2-en-1-ol
The functional group present is alcohol (-OH) and alkene but -OH has higher priority than alkene.
Suffix used for -OH is 'ol'.
Halogens are always used as substituent. Since parent chain is of four carbon so word root is but. The correct numbering and IUPAC name is given by

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