The IUPAC name for the compound

2-hydroxy- chloropropane

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1-Chloro-2-propanol

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2-Chloro-2-propanol

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2-hydroxy- chloroethane

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Solution

The correct option is B
1-Chloro-2-propanol

The longest chain with –OH group is the parent chain and is numbered in such a way that the carbon carrying –OH gets the smallest number.

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