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IUPAC name of H3CC|C2H5HCH2C|OHHCH2Cl

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1-Chloro-4-methylhexan-2-ol
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1-Chloro-4-methylhexan-2-al
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1-Chloro-4-ethylpentan-2-ol
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D
1-Chloro-2-hydroxy-4-methylhexane
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Solution

The correct option is A 1-Chloro-4-methylhexan-2-ol
-X (F, Cl, Br, I) does not have any priority order and considered as alkyl substituents while numbering.

Alcohols
suffix : -ol
the correct numbering of parent chain is


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