Question

When chloribenzene is treated with alkaline kmno4 and oh-?

Answer 1

Chlorobenzene is nothing but a chlorine atom attached to one of the six carbons in the benzene ring. When this reacts with KOH which is a base( and it obviuosly gives OH-) The potassium cation combines with the chlorine anion from chlorobenzene to give KCl salt and phenol ( aromatic alcohol- OH grp attached to the carbon in the benzene ring). So, the final equation is