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The IUPAC name of the following molecule is

ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2023 (19 May Shift 1)
Options:
  • A 2-Methyl-5 nitro-1-chlorobenzene
  • B 3-Chloro-4 methyl-1-nitrobenzene
  • C 2-Chloro-1 methyl-4-nitorbenzene
  • D 2-Chloro-4 nitro-1-methylbenzene
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 2-Chloro-1 methyl-4-nitorbenzene
$-\mathrm{NO}_2$ and $-\mathrm{Cl}$ are written as prefixes with $-\mathrm{CH}_3$ being given the highest preference for numbering (C-1).
Thus, the name of the compound will be 2-chloro-1methyl-4-nitrobenzene.

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