Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321768418
ISBN 13: 978-0-32176-841-4

Chapter 16 - Aromatic Compounds - Study Problems - Page 748: 16-27 e

Answer

3-chlorobenzoic acid

Work Step by Step

There is a -COOH attached to the benzene ring so it's called benzoic acid. The carbon attached to -COOH is carbon 1 because -COOH has a higher priority than chlorine. So the chlorine carbon is 3. Thus the molecule is called 3-chlorobenzoic acid
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