The IUPAC name of the following compound is: 2 - bromo - 6 - chlorophenol

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Parent molecule is phenol bromine is given preference over chlorine while numbering due to fact that bromine comes first in alphabetical order.
So,numbering will be as $2 -$ bromo $- 6 -$ chloro-phenol.

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