JEE Advance - Chemistry (2020 - Paper 1 Offline - No. 5)
Which of the following structures has the IUPAC name
3-ethynyl-2-hydroxy-4-methylhex-3-en-5-ynoic acid?
3-ethynyl-2-hydroxy-4-methylhex-3-en-5-ynoic acid?




Explanation
According to the IUPAC rules, first of all select the longest carbon chain (6-carbon atoms) then numbering should be start from most prior functional group, which is carboxylic acid in the given compound, thus

3-ethynyl-2hydroxy-4-methylhex-3-en-5-ynoic acid

3-ethynyl-2hydroxy-4-methylhex-3-en-5-ynoic acid
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