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MHT CET · Chemistry · Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

\(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{6}+\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{Cl} \stackrel{\text { Anhy. } \mathrm{AlCl}_{3}}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{CH}_{3}+\mathrm{HCl}\)
the name of the above reaction is

  1. A Gattermann
  2. B Reimer-Tiemann
  3. C Friedel-Craft
  4. D Cannizzaro
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(C) Friedel-Craft

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\(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{6}+\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{Cl} \stackrel{\text { Anhy. } \mathrm{AlCl}_{3}}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{CH}_{3}+\mathrm{HCl}\)
This reaction is known as Friedel-Craft reaction.