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's name reflects its molecular structure: it is a three-carbon molecule (\( C_3H_6O_3 \)) featuring hydroxyl groups (-OH) on the second and third carbons, and an aldehyde group (\( -CHO \)) on the first carbon. Consequently, its IUPAC designation is

2,3-dihydroxypropanal.