What is the IUPAC name of the given compound?
1 Answer
Nov 28, 2017
The IUPAC name is diethyl propanedioate.
Explanation:
The compound Is a diethyl ester of e three-carbon dicarboxylic acid.
The three-carbon carboxylic acid is propanoic acid.
Its ethyl ester is ethyl propanoate.
The three-carbon dicarboxylic acid is propanedioic acid.
Its diethyl ester is diethyl propanedioate.
However, many chemists still use its common name, ''diethyl malonate" and a trivial name " malonic ester".
