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out of chlorobenzene and benzyl chloride which is easily hydrolysed by NaOH. Explain

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Answered by gurjeet61
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Benzyl chloride will undergo hydrolysis at about the same rate as tert-butyl chloride. Explain. Why would chlorobenzene be unreactive under these conditions? Would tert -butyl ...

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Answered by gadakhsanket
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● Answer -
Benzyl chloride

● Explanation -
- In benzyl chloride, C-Cl bond is relatively weak which makes its substitution of Cl easier. Thus, it readily reacts with NaOH to give methoxy benzene.
C6H5-CH2-Cl + NaOH ---> C6H5-CH2-OH + NaCl

- In chlorobenzene, C-Cl bond has partial double bond character which makes substitution of Cl difficult. Thus, reaction with NaOH is hardly possible.

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