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Polyhalogen compounds
Question

X’ is the first chlorinated insecticide. It is prepared by the condensation of two moles of chlorobenzene and one mole of chloral. Number of chlorine atoms attached to sp2 carbon atoms in ’X’ will be

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Solution

‘X’ is DDT.

DDT (Structure)

2 Cl atoms  are attached to sp2 carbon atoms.

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