NTA Abhyas NEET2020ChemistryCarboxylic Acid DerivativesPractice
According to IUPAC convention, name of the following compound is
Options
- A3-chloro-5-ethyl ethylbenzene
- Bethyl-3-chloro-5-ethylbenzoate
- Cmetachloro-metaethyl ethylbenzoate
- DBoth B and C are correct
Correct answer
B. ethyl-3-chloro-5-ethylbenzoate
Step-by-step solution
The IUPAC name of this compound is ethyl-3-chloro-5-ethylbenzoate. Ester group has the highest priority hence ethyl benzoate. Chloro and ethyl are numbered alphabetically because they are equidistant.