Question

IUPAC Nomencalture.Please provide answer with explanation?

Answer 1

See below

Explanation:

Let's break down the name and compare it to the structure

`color(red)("2-ethyl")color(blue)("hexane")color(green)("-1,4,6-tricarboxylic acid")`

The '2-ethyl' comes from there being an ethyl (`C_2H_5`) molecule attached to the second carbon atom of the hexane molecule.

The 'hexane' comes from there being a hexane chain in the molecule, it starts at the carbon joined to the left most 'COOH' group and goes to the carbon joined to the right most 'COOH' group.

The '-1,4,6-tricarboxylic acid' comes from there being three carboxylic acid groups (COOH) in the molecule, the word 'tri' indicates there are three of them, and '-1,4,6-' shows that they are attached to the first, fourth and 6th carbon atoms in the hexane chain.