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The reaction of toluene with in presence of gives predominantly:

  1. A
    benzoyl chloride
  2. B
    benzyl chloride
  3. C
    and
  4. D

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The reaction of toluene with in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst like is an electrophilic aromatic substitution.The methyl group () is an electron-donating group ( and hyperconjugation) and is para-directing. It activates the benzene ring towards electrophiles.Thus, the chlorination occurs at the and positions, yielding a mixture of and .Note: In the presence of sunlight and absence of , side-chain chlorination occurs to give benzyl chloride.

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The reaction of toluene with in presence of gives predominantly:
A
benzoyl chloride
B
benzyl chloride
C
and
D

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