MEDIUMMCQ SINGLENEET ChemistryOrganic ChemistryHydrocarbonsPrevious Year Questions

What products are formed when meta - xylene is treated with Br2 in the presence of FeBr3? (NEET 2014) (a) (b) (c) (d)

Answer
C
Explanation

–CH3 group is o, p-directing. Because of crowding, no substitution occurs at the carbon atom between the two –CH3 groups in m-xylene, even though two –CH3 groups activate that position.

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