MHT CET 202624 AprilMorning Shift
- Exam
- MHT CET
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 24 April
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Hydrocarbons
MHT CET 2026 · 24 April · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Hydrocarbons
Identify the product obtained when toluene reacts with chlorine in...
Identify the product obtained when toluene reacts with chlorine in the presence of .
Options
- Abenzyl chloride
- Bm-Chloro toluene
- Cchlorobenzene
- Do-Chlorotoluene and p-Chlorotoluene
Correct answer
D. o-Chlorotoluene and p-Chlorotoluene
Step-by-step solution
Toluene reacts with chlorine in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst like to undergo electrophilic aromatic substitution.
The methyl group () attached to the benzene ring is an electron-donating group through hyperconjugation and inductive effect, making it an ortho, para-directing group.
Therefore, the incoming electrophile (Cl^+
The methyl group () attached to the benzene ring is an electron-donating group through hyperconjugation and inductive effect, making it an ortho, para-directing group.
Therefore, the incoming electrophile (Cl^+