NEETChemistryHaloalkanes and Haloarenes
Discuss the role of Lewis acids in the preparation of aryl bromides and chlorides in the dark.
Options
- ALewis acids facilitate the formation of highly reactive carbocations, which react with bromine or chlorine in
- BLewis acids stabilize the negative charge on bromine or chlorine ions, making them more reactive toward aromat
- CLewis acids generate free radicals, which initiate bromination or chlorination reactions in the dark.
- DLewis’s acids are electron-deficient species. They are responsible for inducing heterolytic fission in halogen
Correct answer
D. Lewis’s acids are electron-deficient species. They are responsible for inducing heterolytic fission in halogen
Step-by-step solution
Correct Option is : (D) Lewis’s acids are electron-deficient species. They are responsible for inducing heterolytic fission in halogen molecules. The role of Lewis acid is to produce an electrophile, The electrophile produce will attack electron-rich benzene ring to produce aryl bromides and chlorides