MCQ
$ \text{IUPAC}$ name of m$-$cresol is $......$
  • A
    $3-$chlorophenol
  • B
    benzene$-1, 3-$diol
  • C
    $3-$methoxyphenol
  • $3-$methylphenol

Answer

Correct option: D.
$3-$methylphenol

Image
$-OH$ is a functional group and $-CH_3$  is the substituent.
We start numbering from the side of the main functional group $-OH.$
$ \text{IUPAC}$ name$: 3-$methyl phenol

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