Question
The IUPAC name of the following molecule is
BITSAT
Chemistry
General Organic Chemistry
2024
BITSAT 2024 (Memory Based Paper 1)
BITSAT Chemistry Question (2024) — Solution
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
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.
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