MHT CET 2022 Chemistry question

IUPAC name of anisole is

(A)1- propoxybenzene
(B)2- propoxybenzene
(C)methoxybenzeneCorrect
(D)ethoxybenzene

Answer: (C)

Solution

Anisole is methyl phenyl ether, . In IUPAC nomenclature the ether is named as an alkoxy derivative of the larger group (benzene), so is a methoxy substituent:

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