Chemistry - Nomenclature Question with Solution | TestHub

ChemistryNomenclatureIUPAC nomenclature of Aromatic/cyclic compoundsEasy2 minQB
ChemistryEasysingle choice

Which isomer of xylene can give three different monochloro derivatives on substitution in the ring (side-chain substitution is not considered) ?

Options:

Answer:
B
Solution:

m-Xylene has three different ring positions (2, 4 and 5), so it gives three ring monochloro derivatives. o-Xylene gives 2 and p-xylene gives 1.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:NomenclatureSubtopic:IUPAC nomenclature of Aromatic/cyclic compounds
⏱ 2mℹ️ Source: QB

Doubts & Discussion

Loading discussions...