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Correct IUPAC name of the following compound is :

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Answer:
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Solution:

Sulfonic acid outranks amine, so it gets the lowest locant: C₂ of an eight-carbon chain, with NH₂ on C₇.

Name: 7-aminooctane-2-sulfonic acid. The other options use wrong numbering, the wrong alphabetical order or the wrong parent chain.

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⏱ 2mℹ️ Source: QB

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