Q.
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
m-chloro toluene
d
Benzyl chloride
answer is D.
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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→hν or high TC6H5CH2Cl;The reaction continues further to give benzal chloride and benzo trichloride
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