JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Haloalkanes and Haloarenes / हैलोएल्केन तथा हैलोएरीन्स Question Bank Properties of Halogen Containing Compounds

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    Which of the following statements about benzyl chloride is incorrect [KCET 2004]

    A) It is less reactive than alkyl halides

    B) It can be oxidised to benzaldehyde by boiling with copper nitrate solution

    C) It is a lachrymatory liquid and answers Beilstein?s test

    D) It gives a white precipitate with alcoholic silver nitrate

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                Benzyl chloride are far more reactive than alkyl halide towards nucleophilic substitution reaction due to the reason that the carbocation formed after the removal of halide ion is stabilized by resonance.            


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