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ChemistryNomenclatureIUPAC nomenclature of Aromatic/cyclic compoundsEasy2 minQB
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Write the IUPAC name of the following compound :

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Solution:

Ester outranks acid chloride, so the compound is the ethyl ester of benzoic acid, with COCl as a chlorocarbonyl group on C₂.

Name: ethyl 2-(chlorocarbonyl)benzoate.

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