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The IUPAC name of is:

  1. A3-hydroxy-1-methoxypropane
  2. B1-methoxypropan-1-ol
  3. C1-methoxypropan-3-ol
  4. D3-methoxypropan-1-ol

Answer: D

The ether oxygen can only be a prefix (alkoxy), so the alcohol is the suffix and gets C-1. The methoxy group is then on C-3. The name is 3-methoxypropan-1-ol.
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