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According to IUPAC convention, name of the following compound is

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Options:
  • A 3-chloro-5-ethyl ethylbenzene
  • B ethyl-3-chloro-5-ethylbenzoate
  • C metachloro-metaethyl ethylbenzoate
  • D Both B and C are correct
Solution:
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The correct answer is: ethyl-3-chloro-5-ethylbenzoate
The IUPAC name of this compound is ethyl-3-chloro-5-ethylbenzoate.
Ester group has the highest priority hence ethyl benzoate. Chloro and ethyl are numbered alphabetically because they are equidistant.

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