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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

Convert benzene to chlorobenzene.........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
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Making chlorobenzeneBenzene reacts with chlorine in the presence of a catalyst, replacing one of the hydrogen atoms on the ring by a chlorine atom. The reaction happens at room temperature. The catalyst is either aluminium chloride or iron.

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