Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
- Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
- Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
- Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Answer
(4) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Solution
Rule: lowest locant set first; if still tied, the group cited first in alphabetical order gets the lower number.
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Statement I: locants (1, 2, 4) with Cl = 1 are lower than (1, 3, 4), and chloro also comes first alphabetically, so the name is 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene. Statement I is incorrect.
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Statement II: the parent is aniline (C bearing -NH2 = C-1), so CH3 is at C-2 and C2H5 at C-4; ethyl is cited before methyl, giving 4-ethyl-2-methylaniline. Statement II is correct.
Answer: (4)