The IUPAC name ofCH3 — CH2— — CH2 - Cl is:
The longest carbon chain is 5, so the root name is 'pentan'. The '3-bromo' prefix indicates the bromine atom at carbon 3. The '1,2-dichloro' prefix indicates the chlorine atoms at carbons 1 and 2. The '3-ol' suffix indicates the alcohol (-OH) group at carbon 3.