HARDMCQ SINGLEJEE Mains ChemistryOrganic ChemistryHydrocarbonsAchiever Section
Product The main product is (a) (b) (c) (d)
Answer
B
Explanation
Toluene on reaction with chlorine in the presence of light follows free radical mechanism and gives trichloro- methyl benzene. Upon bromination, it yields the 1- bromo, 3- trichloro- methyl benzene, which on further reduction with zinc amalgam gives m-bromo toluene.
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