A team of chemists is developing a new drug that involves a cyclohexane ring structure with multiple substituents. They need to name their compound correctly to ensure clarity in communication and research. If one substituent is a methyl group and another is a hydroxyl group, while the hydroxyl group is positioned at carbon 1 and the methyl group at carbon 3, what is the correct IUPAC name for the compound?

The IUPAC name is 1‑hydroxy‑3‑methylcyclohexane. We start by choosing the cyclohexane ring as the parent hydrocarbon because it contains the largest number of carbon atoms. The hydroxyl group is the first substituent, so its locant is 1, and the methyl group is the second substituent, giving it the locant 3. Because the hydroxyl group has higher priority than a methyl group, it is listed first in the name. Thus the compound is named 1‑hydroxy‑3‑methylcyclohexane.