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Let be the locant assigned to the carbon bearing the group in the principal chain of 1-cyclohexylproIUPAC and Nomenclature Chemistry Question

Question

Let $N$ be the locant assigned to the carbon bearing the $-OH$ group in the principal chain of 1-cyclohexylpropan-2-ol. What is $N$?

Answer: 2

💡 Solution & Explanation

The parent chain is propane due to the presence of the principal functional group ($-OH$). Numbering starts from the end closer to the $-OH$ group, placing it at position 2, and the cyclohexyl substituent at position 1. Thus, the locant $N$ is 2.

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