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*} $