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Which of the following reagents can be used to distinguish between chlorobenzene and benzyl chloride?
Options
A alcoholic AgNO3
Correct Answer
B Br2 in CCl4
C KCN
D Br2 in H2O
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Benzyl chloride (C6H5CH2Cl) is an alkyl halide and will give a white precipitate of AgCl with alcoholic AgNO3. Chlorobenzene (aryl halide) will not give a precipitate because the C-Cl bond is unreactive toward nucleophilic substitution.

Hint

Which reagent tests for alkyl halides by forming AgCl precipitate?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1699 of 1999
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