NEETChemistryGeneral Organic Chemistry
How are tri- or higher substituted benzene derivatives named?
Options
- AUsing the alphabetical order of substituents
- BUsing the terms ortho, meta, and para
- CBy following the lowest locant rule
- DUsing the prefixes tri, tetra, etc.
Correct answer
C. By following the lowest locant rule
Step-by-step solution
The paragraph mentions that tri- or higher substituted benzene derivatives are named by identifying substituent positions on the ring by following the lowest locant rule.