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JEE Main 8 April 2025, Shift 2, Chemistry Q63

Question 63 of 75 in this shift, Chemistry question 13 of 25, Section A.

What is the correct IUPAC name of [structure: cyclopentene ring with an ethyl group on one ring carbon and an OH group on another] ?

The figure, in words

Five-membered ring with one C=C double bond at the bottom of the ring; an ethyl group (CH2CH3) attached to the upper-left ring carbon and an OH group attached to the right-hand ring carbon (the carbon adjacent to the double bond).
  1. (1)1-Ethyl-3-hydroxycyclopent-2-ene
  2. (2)4-Ethyl-1-hydroxycyclopent-2-ene
  3. (3)4-Ethylcyclopent-2-en-1-olOfficial answer
  4. (4)1-Ethylcyclopent-2-en-3-ol

Official answer

Option 3

NTA final key.

Chapter
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques
Topic
IUPAC Nomenclature
Idea tested
Cyclic Compound Naming

Same topic in other shifts

All IUPAC Nomenclature questions
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  2. 3 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q66What is the correct IUPAC name of [structure] ?EasyDiagram basedHas a figure
  3. 4 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q64The IUPAC name of the following compound is : HC≡C−CH2−CH(OH)−CH2−CH=CH2\mathrm{HC\equiv C-CH_2-CH(OH)-CH_2-CH=CH_2}MediumSingle correct
  4. 7 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q65Which of the following is the correct IUPAC name of given organic compound (X)?EasySingle correctHas a figure
  5. 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
  6. 30 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q74IUPAC name of following compound is : CH3−CH−CH2−CN\mathrm{CH_3-CH-CH_2-CN} with NH2\mathrm{NH_2} on the CH carbonEasySingle 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.