Answer
2-propylpentanoic acid
Work Step by Step
1. Find the parent chain and where we should start counting the carbons:
The parent chain has to contain the carboxylic acid and be as large as possible.
In this case, we have 2 groups with the same number of carbons in bifurcation, so there will be no difference which one you will pick. (The numbers doesn't change.)
2. Functional group:
- Carboxylic acid: "oic acid"
3. Insaturations and number of carbons on the parent chain:
- No insaturations : "an"
- 5 carbons in the parent chain: "pent"
4. Substitutents:
- 1 group with 3 carbons on the carbon number 2: "2-propyl"
5. Stereoisomerism:
No stereoisomerism (No double bonds).
6. Put them all together:
2-propylpentanoic acid
