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Q. What is the correct $IUPAC$ name of the compound given below?
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Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

Solution:

Aldehyde has higher priority than hydroxyl group, hence suffix of aldehyde and prefix of hydroxyl is being used. Also, once priority is given to —CHO, remaining groups are treated similarly, i.e., no secondary priority is given
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2-bromo-6-hydroxy benzaldehyde
Here, both —OH and —Br are at equal distance from —CHO, numbering is done in alphabetical order