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MHT CET · Chemistry · Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Arenes on treatment with chlorine in presence of ferric chloride as a catalyst undergo what type of reaction?

  1. A Electrophilic substitution
  2. B Nucleophilic substitution
  3. C Electrophilic addition
  4. D Nucleophilic addition
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(A) Electrophilic substitution

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benzene gives electrophilic substitution reaction with halogen in the presence of Lewis acid.