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What do the prefixes ortho-, meta-, and pararefer to in terms of the relative location of substituents in a disubstituted benzene?
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For example, if we have a benzene ring and two chlorine atoms are adjacent to each other, we would name this compound as ortho-dichlorobenzene. In terms of the carbon atoms on the benzene ring, the two substituents are on carbon atoms 1 and 2. Show more…
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