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Toluene is heated with limited supply of chlorine at high temperature to give ‘X’ as major product. ‘X’ is

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a

o-chloro toluene

b

p-chloro toluene

c

Benzyl chloride

d

m-chloro toluene

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Toluene reacts with chlorine in presence of Lewis acid in dark conditions to give o-chloro toluene and p-chloro toluene;

It is nuclear halogenation,electrophilic substitution;

Toluene reacts with chlorine in presence of light or at high temperature to give benzyl chloride;

It is side chain halogenation,free radical substitution;

C6H6+Cl2 or high TC6H5CH2Cl;

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The reaction continues further to give benzal chloride and benzo trichloride

 

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