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Q. According to IUPAC convention, name of the following compound is
NTA Abhyas
NTA Abhyas 2020
A
3-chloro-5-ethyl ethylbenzene
B
ethyl-3-chloro-5-ethylbenzoate
C
metachloro-metaethyl ethylbenzoate
D
Both B and C are correct
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.
