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JEE Main 3 April 2025, Shift 2, Chemistry Q66

Question 66 of 75 in this shift, Chemistry question 16 of 25, Section A.

What is the correct IUPAC name of [structure] ?

The figure, in words

Benzene ring bearing CO2H at the top-right carbon, OH on the carbon below it (ortho to CO2H), Br on the next carbon (ortho to OH, meta to CO2H), and NO2 at the upper-left carbon (meta to CO2H, para to OH).
  1. (1)2-Hydroxy-3-bromo-5-nitrobenzoic acid
  2. (2)5-Nitro-3-bromo-2-hydroxybenzoic acid
  3. (3)3-Bromo-4-hydroxy-1-nitrobenzoic acid
  4. (4)3-Bromo-2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzoic acidOfficial answer

Official answer

Option 4

NTA final key.

Chapter
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques
Topic
IUPAC Nomenclature
Idea tested
Polyfunctional Aromatic Compounds

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 3× in all
  1. 8 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q74Given below are two statements: Statement I: [figure: Compound A, a benzene ring bearing Cl, and two NO2\mathrm{NO_2} groups] IUPAC name of…EasyTwo statementsHas a figure
  2. 6 Sep 2020, Shift 2 · Q31The IUPAC name of the following compound is :MediumSingle correctHas a figure

Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. This question needs a figure we do not reproduce; it is described in words above. Lumi analyses 42 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.