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MHT CET · Chemistry · Amines

What is the name of reaction involving replacement of diazonium group by chloride using cuprous (I) salt?

  1. A Wolff-Kishner reduction
  2. B Friedel Craft's reaction
  3. C Sandmeyer's reaction
  4. D Balz Schiemann reaction
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(C) Sandmeyer's reaction

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Sandmeyer's reaction
\(\mathrm{Ar} \stackrel{+}{\mathrm{N}}_{2} \overline{\mathrm{X}} \stackrel{\mathrm{CuCl} / \mathrm{HCl}}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{Ar}-\mathrm{Cl}+\mathrm{N}_{2} \uparrow\)