Chemistry · IUPAC Nomenclature

JEE Main 2024 — 29 January, Shift 2 — Question 62

According to IUPAC system, the compound

is named as

Answer: D

In cyclic systems, the $\mathrm{OH}$ group gets highest priority. Therefore numbering begins from the carbon bearing $\mathrm{OH}$ .

Hence the double bond gets position $2$ and the $\mathrm{OH}$ group gets position $1$ .

Thus, the correct IUPAC name is $\mathrm{Cyclohex\text{-}2\text{-}en\text{-}1\text{-}ol}$ .

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