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Ethylbenzene on reaction with Cl2 in sunlight gives ‘A’ which on reaction with alc. KOH gives ‘B’.Compounds ‘A’ and ‘B’ respectively are

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a

C6H5CH2CH2ClandC6H5CH2CH2OH

b

C6H5CH2CH2Cl and C6H5CH=CH2

c

C6H5CH(Cl)CH3 and C6H5CH(OH)CH3

d

C6H5CH(Cl)CH3 and C6H5CH=CH2

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

 Ethylbenzene when react with chlorine in presence of sunlight it gives 1-chloro-1-phenylethanewhich is compound (A) ,after this when further reaction of compound A with alc. KOH then dehydrohalogenation takes place and alkene is formed. In KOH OH ions act as base and it abstract β hydrogen from alkyl halide and convert it into alkene.

C6H5CH2CH3+Cl2sunlightC6H5CH(Cl)CH3alc.KOHC6H5CH=CH2

 

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