IUPAC name of 4-iso-propyl-m-xylene is:

1-iso-propyl-2,4-dimethylbenzene

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Solution

The correct option is A 1-iso-propyl-2,4-dimethylbenzene
According to IUPAC convention, least number should be given to the substituent on parent molecule.
Name is: $1 - i s o - p r o p y l - 2, 4 - d i m e t h y l b e n z e n e$

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