AP EAMCET202017 Sep 2020Evening ShiftChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesActual
Suitable conditions to prepare hexachlorobenzene from benzene is/are
Options
- A( Cl ₂ ) (excess), anhyd. ( AlCl ₃ ), dark, cold
- B( Cl ₂ ) (excess), anhyd. ( AlCl ₃, )
- C( Cl ₂ ) (excess), anhyd. ( ZnCl ₂, )
- D( Cl ₂ ) (excess), UV, (500 ~K )
Correct answer
D. ( Cl ₂ ) (excess), UV, (500 ~K )
Step-by-step solution
It is a free radical addition reaction.