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Write the IUPAC name of the following compound:

C6H5–CH2–CH2–OH


IUPAC name of the following compound is 2-phenylethanol.


C6H5– 2CH2–1CH2–OH


Here, the substituent is the phenyl group (i.e. benzene ring) - C6H5 which is attached at 2nd carbon and the main chain is of 2 carbons with the alcohol group (-OH) i.e. ethanol. Therefore the IUPAC name of compound is 2-phenylethanol.


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