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The IUPAC name for the following compound is :

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1-iodo-3-fluoro-4-bromocyclopentane
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1-fluoro-2-bromo-4-iodocyclopentane
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1-bromo-2-fluoro-4-iodocyclopentane
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is C 1-bromo-2-fluoro-4-iodocyclopentane
Here the parent chain is the ring chain which consists of 5 carbon atoms.
Locants are numbered such that lowest locant rule is followed and naming is done in alphabetical order as shown :

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