Question

What is the structure of the molecule named m-dichlorobenzene?

Answer 1

The structure of m-dichlorobenzene is

Explanation:

The prefix m- tells you that the two `"Cl"` atoms are on `"C-1"` and `"C-3"` of the benzene ring.

You put a `"Cl"` atom on any `"C"` atom of the benzene ring. This automatically becomes `"C-1"`.

Then you count in any direction around the ring and put a `"Cl"` atom on `"C-3"`.

This gives you m-dichlorobenzene.

Its official name is 1,3-dichlorobenzene.