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Chlorination of benzene in the presence of halogen carrier is an example of
ChemistryHydrocarbonsNEET
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  • A Aromatic electrophilic substitution
  • B Aromatic nucleophilic substitution
  • C Aromatic electrophilic addition
  • D Aromatic nucleophilic addition
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The correct answer is: Aromatic electrophilic substitution
Chlorination of benzene in the presence of halogen carrier is an example of Aromatic electrophilic substitution.
Mechanism of chlorination in brief can be given as follows
ClCl+FeCl3(halogencarrier)Cl++FeCl4-(electrophile)
K.15.PNG
FeCl4-H+FeCl3+HCl

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