Ncert Exercises & Solutions

IUPAC name of m-cresol is:

1. 3-Methylphenol

2. 3-Chlorophenol

3. 3-Methoxyphenol

4. Benzene-1,3-diol

Hint: Both -OH and $- {CH}_{3}$ group attach to benzene ring

The structure of m-cresol is as follows:

Here -OH group gets higher priority than $- {CH}_{3}$ group. Hence, the numbering is started from OH group. The structure with numbering is as follows:

Hence, the IUPAC name of the compound is 3-methylphenol.

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