Write the structures and IUPAC names of the following compounds.
(a) Adipic acid
(b) a-methyl butyraldehyde.

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Structure and IUPAC name of the compounds are:
(a) Adipic acid:
Structure: $H O - C | | O - C H_{2} - C H_{2} - C H_{2} - C H_{2} - O | | C - O H$
IUPAC name: Hexanedioic acid.
(b) $α$ -methyl butyraldehyde:
Structure: $C H_{3} - C H_{2} - C H | C H_{3} - C H O$
IUPAC name: $2$ -methyl butyraldehyde.

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