Question

IUPAC Name of Glyceraldehyde is:

Hint:

The presence of an aldehyde group is indicated by the suffix \textbf{-al}, and hydroxyl groups are indicated with \textbf{hydroxy-} prefixes.

Answer 1

Glyceraldehyde is named based on its structure: - It is a three-carbon molecule (\( C_3H_6O_3 \)) with two hydroxyl groups (-OH) attached to the second and third carbons. - The aldehyde group (\( -CHO \)) is located at the first carbon atom. - Thus, the correct IUPAC name is 

2,3-dihydroxypropanal.