Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)

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Chapter 16 - Aromatic Compounds - Problems - Page 742: Problem 16-24 c

Answer

3-methylphenol. It can also be called m-methylphenol

Work Step by Step

OH gets the first priority so the carbon that OH is attached to is the 1st carbon. Then methyl group is attached to carbon 3, so it's 3-methyl. It is phenol because there is a OH group attached to the benzene ring. Thus it is called 3-methylphenol. It can also be called m-methylphenol because the methyl group is meta position in regards to the OH.
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