IUPAC name of m-cresol is

I. 3-methylphenol

II. 3-chlorophenol 

III. 3-methoxyphenol 

IV. benzene- 1.3-diol 

This is a multiple choice answer as classified in NCERT Exemplar

(I) 3-methylphenol 

The m-cresol is an organic compound which contains a benzene ring, a -OH group and a methyl group. It has a methyl group substituted to meta position in the phenol ring. According to the IUPAC system, the -OH group i