The IUPAC name of the compound shown below is :

Question

The IUPAC name of the compound shown below is : (A) 2-bromo-6-chlorocyclohex-l-ene (B) 6-bromo-2-chlorocyclohexene (C) 3-bromo-l-chlorocyclohexene (D) l-bromo-3-chlorocyclohexene

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Unsaturation (double bond) is given priority over halogen, then lowest set of locants. So the correct IUPAC name is 3-bromo-l-chlorocyclohexene

Q. The IUPAC name of the compound shown below is :

2-bromo-6-chlorocyclohex-l-ene

6-bromo-2-chlorocyclohexene

3-bromo-l-chlorocyclohexene

l-bromo-3-chlorocyclohexene

Unsaturation (double bond) is given priority over halogen, then lowest set of locants. So the correct IUPAC name is 3-bromo-l-chlorocyclohexene