NEET 2009
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2009
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
NEET 2009 · Chemistry · Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
Consider the following reaction, Phenol Zn dust X Anhydrous AlCl_3...
Consider the following reaction, Phenol \stackrel{\mathrm{Zn} \text{ dust }}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{X} \underset{\text{ Anhydrous } \mathrm{AlCl}_3}{\stackrel{\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{Cl}}{\longrightarrow}} \mathrm{Y} \stackrel{$}{\longrightarrow}\mathrm{Z} , the product, , is$
Options
- Atoluene
- Bbenzaldehyde
- Cbenzoic acid
- Dbenzene
Correct answer
C. benzoic acid
Step-by-step solution
Key Idea (i) dust converts group into- .
(ii) Reaction with in presence of anthy. is called Friedel-Craft's alkylation.
(iii) Alkaline converts complete carbon chain which is directly attached with benzene ring, into - group.
