The IUPAC name for the following compound is:
-dimethyl--carboxy-hex--enal
-dimethyl--oxo-hex--enoic acid
-formyl--methyl-hex--enoic acid
-dimethyl--carboxy-hex--enal
-dimethyl--oxo-hex--enoic acid
The appropriate choices are (b)
The explanation for the correct answers is:
(b)
The correct answer is (b): The parent is heptane because the longest carbon chain contains six oxo-hexagons.