The correct IUPAC name of the compound

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The correct IUPAC name of the compound
A 4-ethyl-1-fluoro-2-nitrobenzene
B 4-ethyl-1-fluoro-6-nitrobenzene
C 3-ethyl-6-fluoro-1-nitrobenzene
D 1-ethyl-4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzene

Detailed Solution

Numbering the ring to give the lowest set of locants to the substituents F, $NO_2$ and $C_2H_5$ (at positions 1, 2 and 4 respectively, with substituents cited alphabetically) gives the name 4-ethyl-1-fluoro-2-nitrobenzene.

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