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Correct IUPAC name of the following compound is :

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Solution:

Para substituents get locants 1 and 4, and the first-cited alphabetically (ethyl) gets 1.

Name: 1-ethyl-4-methylbenzene.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:NomenclatureSubtopic:IUPAC nomenclature of Aromatic/cyclic compounds
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