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IUPAC name of the following compound is

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Options:
  • A 3-hydroxy-5-chlorobenzonitrile
  • B 3-chloro-5-hydroxybenzonitrile
  • C 3-chloro-5-cyanophenol
  • D 3-cyano-5-chlorophenol
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 3-chloro-5-hydroxybenzonitrile
Here CN group is major functional group so numbering is started from its side

3-chloro-5-hydroxybenzonitrile

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