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COMEDK · Chemistry · 25. Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

The reaction \(A r \mathrm{~N}_{2}^{+} \mathrm{Cl}^{-} \stackrel{\mathrm{Cu} / \mathrm{HCl}}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{ArCl}+\mathrm{N}_{2}+\mathrm{CuCl}\) is called as

  1. A Sandmeyer reaction
  2. B Gattermann reaction
  3. C Claisen reaction
  4. D Carbylamine reaction
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(B) Gattermann reaction

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The reaction of an arenediazonium salt with copper powder in the presence of the corresponding halogen acid (HCl or HBr) to replace the diazonium group with a halogen atom is known as the Gattermann reaction. While the Sandmeyer reaction uses copper(I) salts (CuCl or CuBr) as…