Haloalkanes And Haloarenes Ques 46

46. Chlorobenzene reacts with $Mg$ in dry ether to give a compound $(A)$ which further reacts with ethanol to yield

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(a) Phenol

(b) Benzene

(c) Ethylbenzene

(d) Phenyl ether.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 46.(b)

Solution:

  1. (b) $C_6 H_5 Cl \xrightarrow[\text{ dry ether }]{Mg} C_6 H_5 MgCl$ $\xrightarrow{CH_3 CH_2 OH} C_6 H_6+CH_3 CH_2 OMgCl $