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COMEDK · Chemistry · 27. Aldehydes and Ketones

Identify the final product formed when Toluene undergoes a series of reactions with reagents given in the order:
(i) \(\mathrm{Cl}_2\) / Sunlight
(ii) \(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O} / 373 \mathrm{~K}\)
(iii) Acetophenone / \(\mathrm{OH^-}\) at \(293 \mathrm{~K}\)

  1. A p-Hydroxyacetophenone
  2. B 2, 4-Dichloroacetophenone
  3. C 4-Chloro-2-hydroxyacetophenone
  4. D 1, 3-Diphenylprop-2-en-1-one
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(D) 1, 3-Diphenylprop-2-en-1-one

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Toluene reacts with \(\mathrm{Cl}_2\) in the presence of sunlight to undergo free radical chlorination at the side chain, yielding benzal chloride, \(\mathrm{C}_6\mathrm{H}_5\mathrm{CHCl}_2\). Hydrolysis of benzal chloride with \(\mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O}\) at \(373 \mathrm{~K}\)…