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Benzene diazonium chloride on reaction with ethanol forms
ChemistryAminesMHT CETMHT CET 2020 (19 Oct Shift 1)
Options:
  • A aniline
  • B benzene
  • C nitrobenzene
  • D phenol
Solution:
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The correct answer is: benzene
(B)
Replacement of diazonium group by hydrogen.
$\underset{\text { Benzene diazonuium }}{\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{~N}_{2} \overline{\mathrm{Cl}}}+\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{OH} \stackrel{\Delta}{\longrightarrow} \underset{\text { Chloride }}{\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{6}}+\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CHO}+\mathrm{HCl}+\mathrm{N}_{2}$

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