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JEE Advanced · Chemistry · 13. GOC

The IUPAC name of the following compound, is

  1. A 4-bromo-3-cyanophenol
  2. B 2-bromo-5-hydroxybenzonitrile
  3. C 2-cyano-4-hydroxybromobenzene
  4. D 6-bromo-3-hydroxybenzonitrile
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(B) 2-bromo-5-hydroxybenzonitrile

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Cyano group has the highest priority therefore, parent name must be benzonitrile. \(\mathrm{Br}\) occurs at 2-position, and hydroxyl at 3-position, hence clockwise numbering will be the correct one.
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