Toluene reacts with a halogen in the presence of iron (III) chloride giving ortho and para halo compounds. The reaction is
(i) Electrophilic elimination reaction
(ii) Electrophilic substitution reaction
(iii) Free radical addition reaction
(iv) Nucleophilic substitution reaction
Toluene reacts with a halogen in the presence of iron (III) chloride giving ortho and para halo compounds. The reaction is
(i) Electrophilic elimination reaction
(ii) Electrophilic substitution reaction
(iii) Free radical addition reaction
(iv) Nucleophilic substitution reaction
This is a multiple choice answer as classified in NCERT Exemplar
The Correct Answer is Option (ii). Toluene is an aromatic hydrocarbon (C6H5-CH3) that may be treated with halogens and utilised in an electrophilic substitution process to create aryl halides in the presence of the Lewis acid catalyst i
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