Name of this compound?

[mj244life]

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what is the name of this compound? see attached

 

[biomolecmed]

3-butyl-2-methyl-1,6-hexanedioic acid

 

[mj244life]

It wouldn't be 3-butyl-2 methyl HEPTANedioic acid? If you count the number of carbon chains, there is one that is 6 carbons long and there is one that is 7 carbons long. What do you think?

 

[customx]

4-(1 methyl ethanoic acyl)propanoic acid?

I count an 8 carbon chain starting with the acid in the bottom right. The second acid above is a substituent, isn't it?

 

[StumpMT]

What about 4-(2-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-oxoethyl)-octanoic acid?

 

[StumpMT]

I did a Google search for "organic chemistry nomenclature builder" and the first like takes you to a sketch program and after I drew it out it was named 3-butyl-2-methyladipic acid.

 

[Dotoday]

It is hexanedioic acid, because both COOH groups must be a part lf the main chain.