What is the IUPAC name of CH₃CH₂CH(CH₃)COOH?
The compound has a 4-carbon chain with a carboxylic acid (butanoic acid) and a methyl group on C-3: 3-methylbutanoic acid.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 12: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids > Topic: Chemical Reactions - Reduction, Oxidation and Tests - Tollens, Fehling, Iodoform