According to IUPAC convention, name of the following compound is

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According to IUPAC convention, name of the following compound is <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="Question" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/q/nta/c-xawukst4hah9.png" /> (A) 3-chloro-5-ethyl ethylbenzene (B) ethyl-3-chloro-5-ethylbenzoate (C) metachloro-metaethyl ethylbenzoate (D) Both B and C are correct

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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.

Q. According to IUPAC convention, name of the following compound is

3-chloro-5-ethyl ethylbenzene

ethyl-3-chloro-5-ethylbenzoate

metachloro-metaethyl ethylbenzoate

Both B and C are correct

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.

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.