Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Question:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I Common name

List-II IUPAC name

(A) Oxalic acid

(I) Ethanedioic acid

(B) Adipic acid

(II) Alpha hydroxy propanoic acid

(C) Lactic acid

(III) Hexanedioic acid

(D) Phthalic acid

(IV) Benzene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

List-I Common name

List-II IUPAC name

(A) Oxalic acid

(I) Ethanedioic acid

(B) Adipic acid

(III) Hexanedioic acid

(C) Lactic acid

(II) Alpha hydroxy propanoic acid

(D) Phthalic acid

(IV) Benzene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid

(A) Oxalic acid(I) Ethanedioic acid (HOOC-COOH; simplest dicarboxylic acid with two carbons → ethane + di + oic acid).

(B) Adipic acid(III) Hexanedioic acid (HOOC-(CH₂)₄-COOH; six carbons in chain → hexane + di + oic acid).

(C) Lactic acid(II) Alpha hydroxy propanoic acid (CH₃-CH(OH)-COOH; propanoic acid with -OH at alpha (position 2) carbon).

(D) Phthalic acid(IV) Benzene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid (Benzene ring with two -COOH groups at adjacent (ortho/1,2) positions).