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The IUPAC name for is _______:

(i) 1-hydroxypentane-1,4-dione

(ii) 1,4-dioxopentanol

 (iii) 1-carboxybutan-3-one

(iv) 4-oxopentanoic acid

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The answer is the option (iv) 4-oxopentanoic acid

Explanation: According to the IUPAC naming, in case of presence of more than one different types of functional groups, one functional group will be taken as the main functional group on a priority basis and is mentioned as a suffix, while the other functional group is written as a prefix.

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