Haloalkanes and Haloarenes - Result Question 50

####50. 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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Solution:

(b) $C_6 H_5 Cl \xrightarrow[\text{ dry ether }]{Mg} C_6 H_5 MgCl$

$ \begin{equation*} \xrightarrow{CH_3 CH_2 OH} C_6 H_6+CH_3 CH_2 OMgCl \tag{A} \end{equation*} $



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