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ChemistrySTRUCTURAL ISOMERISMPOSITION ISOMERISMMedium2 minQB
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Number of positional isomers of the given compound with a 6-membered aromatic ring are:

structure (Xylenol)

Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

Xylenol is a benzene ring bearing one OH and two CH₃ groups. With OH at position 1 the two methyls can sit at : 2,3- ; 2,4- ; 2,5- ; 2,6- ; 3,4- and 3,5- - six distinct positional isomers.

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