BITSAT2024ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryActual
The IUPAC name of the following molecule is
Options
- A2-Methyl-5 nitro-1-chlorobenzene
- B3-Chloro-4 methyl-1-nitrobenzene
- C2-Chloro-1 methyl-4-nitorbenzene
- D2-Chloro-4 nitro-1-methylbenzene
Correct answer
C. 2-Chloro-1 methyl-4-nitorbenzene
Step-by-step solution
- NO ₂ and -Cl are written as prefixes with CH ₃ being given the highest preference for numbering ( C -1) . Thus, the name of the compound will be 2- chloro-1-methyl-4-nitrobenzene.