The structure of 4- methyl - 2 -penten - 1 -ol is:
A
CH3−CH2−CH=CH−CH2−OH
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B
(CH3)2C=CH−CH2−CH2−OH
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C
(CH3)2CH−CH=CH−CH2−OH
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D
CH3−CH(OH)−CH−C(CH3)2
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Solution
The correct option is B(CH3)2CH−CH=CH−CH2−OH According to the IUPAC name of the compound, it has methyl group attached to the fourth carbon and it has a double bond at the second position.
Also, it has an alcohol group attached to the first carbon atom and total there are 5 carbon atoms in parent chain.