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What is the name of the given compound?
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sym-Tribromobenzene 1,3,6-tribromobenzene m,m-Dibromobenzene None of the above |
sym-Tribromobenzene |
The prefix sym- is used for trihaloarenes with same halogen atom at alternate positions in the benzene ring (1, 3, 5). The prefixes o-, m- and p- are used for dihaloarenes depending on the relative positions of the two identical halogen atoms on the aromatic ring. |
