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Write the IUPAC name of the following compound :

In IUPAC naming system alcohols are named as alkanols. The name is derived by replacing the terminal e by the suffix ol in the name of corresponding parent hydrocarbon. In IUPAC system the monohydric phenols are generally named as derivatives of phenol. The numbering of the ring is done in accordance with the seniority order of the substituents present on the ring.

The IUPAC name of the given compound is as follows:


3 – phenyl-prop-2-en-1-ol


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