GIVE THE IUPAC NAME
C6H5--CH=CH--COOH AND CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME SIR OR MADAM WHY COOH IS NOT NUMBERED THOUGH IT IS A FUNCTIONAL COMPOUND
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Expert's answer
2013-01-29T10:08:21-0500
3-phenyl-but-2-encarboxylic acid Carboxyl group is notnumber in this compound, because - it is the main group and gives adescription of the entire molecule (acid). In other words we cansay: 3-phenyl-but-2-en-1-carboxylate
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