The common name and IUPAC name of the following compound, respectively, are |
Aniline and 2-methylaniline o-Toluidine and 2-Methylaniline o-Toluidine and Benzenamine m-Toluidine and Benzenamine |
o-Toluidine and 2-Methylaniline |
The correct answer is Option (2) → o-Toluidine and 2-Methylaniline The structure shows a benzene ring with two substituents: • An –NH₂ (amino group) • A –CH₃ (methyl group) The –NH₂ group is taken as the principal functional group, so the parent compound is aniline (or benzenamine in strict IUPAC terminology). Position of substituents The methyl group is adjacent to the amino group on the benzene ring. This arrangement corresponds to the ortho position (1,2-position). Thus the compound is ortho-substituted. Common name When a methyl group is attached to aniline in the ortho position, the compound is called: o-Toluidine IUPAC name In IUPAC nomenclature: • The parent compound is aniline (benzenamine) • The methyl group is at position 2 Thus the IUPAC name becomes: 2-Methylaniline Option 2: o-Toluidine and 2-Methylaniline The compound contains a methyl group in the ortho position relative to the amino group, giving the common name o-toluidine and IUPAC name 2-methylaniline. Hence this option is correct.
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