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What is IUPAC name of following compound?

Options

  1. ABenzoic acid
  2. B2-Methylbenzoic acid
  3. Co-Toluic acid
  4. D2-Methylcyclohexylcarboxylic acid

Correct answer

B. 2-Methylbenzoic acid

Step-by-step solution

The principal functional group in the given compound is the carboxylic acid group ( -COOH ). Therefore, the parent chain is taken as benzoic acid. Numbering of the benzene ring starts from the carbon atom attached to the -COOH group as position 1. To give the lowest possible number to the substituent, the carbon attached to the methyl group ( -CH₃ ) is numbered as 2. Thus, there is a methyl group at the 2-position of the benzoic acid ring. The IUPAC name of the compound is 2-Methylbenzoic acid. (Note: o-Toluic acid

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