The IUPAC name of the following molecule is

The IUPAC name of the following molecule is
  1. 2-Methyl-5 nitro-1-chlorobenzene
  2. 3-Chloro-4 methyl-1-nitrobenzene
  3. 2-Chloro-1 methyl-4-nitorbenzene
  4. 2-Chloro-4 nitro-1-methylbenzene

Solution

$-\mathrm{NO}_2$ and $-\mathrm{Cl}$ are written as prefixes with $-\mathrm{CH}_3$ being given the highest preference for numbering (C-1). Thus, the name of the compound will be 2-chloro-1methyl-4-nitrobenzene.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2023 (19 May Shift 1)

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