Chapter 16.3, Problem 2QQ

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Common name for unbranched dicarboxylic acid that contains four carbon atoms has to be chosen from the given options.

Concept Introduction:

In organic chemistry compounds are given common names also apart from IUPAC names.  Common names are derived from the Greek-letter system.  This is used in numbering of the carbon atoms in a carbon chain.  Common names are also derived from the Greek or Latin word that represents the source of the acid.

Common name for monocarboxylic acid is formed by taking Greek or Latin root name for the number of carbon atom that is appended by suffix “ic acid”