The IUPAC name of Diacetone alcohol is

The

IUPAC

name of Diacetone alcohol is

$4 -$ Hydroxypentane $- 2, 4 -$ dione
$3 -$ Hydroxy pentane $- 2, 4 -$ dione
$4 -$ Hydroxy $- 4 -$ methyl pentan $- 2 -$ one
$4 -$ Hydroxy $- 3 -$ methyl pentan $- 2 -$ one

Solution

The structural formula of Diacetone alcohol is

So the $IUPAC$ name of this structure will be

$4 -$ Hydroxy $- 4$ $-$ methylpentan $- 2 -$ one

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (19 Aug Shift 2)

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