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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

In chlorination of benzene FeCI3 is used to generate ________.

Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago

Explanation:

It reacts with some of thechlorineor bromine to form iron(III) chloride,FeCl3, or iron(III) bromide, FeBr3. These compounds act as the catalyst and behave exactly like aluminium chloride in these reactions

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