Answer: Name Organic Compound: "Pun" Benzene Ring

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This is for a friend:

The worksheet says:
Name the following comounds:

It has a picture, which is a benzene ring with 2 PhD groups off the 1 and 2 positions. Is also says "THis one is a pun. See if you can figure it out!"

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nkk
 
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Well, if the groups were MD or similar the pun would still work. What is a synonym for 1,2-substitution?
 
I think it should be something like an ortho-docs... there is also the Para - Doc's --- which would in the 1,4- position...