Ethylbenzene reacts with $C l_{2}$ in sunlight to give:

1-Chloro-1-phenylethane

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Solution

The correct option is B 1-Chloro-1-phenylethane
Reaction:
$p h - C H_{2} C H_{3} + C l_{2} s u n l i g h t - ---- \to p h - C H (C l) - C H_{3}$
This is a substitution reaction where chlorine replaces one hydrogen atom to form 1-chloro-1-phenylethane.

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Ethylbenzene reacts with Cl2 in sunlight to give:

The correct option is B 1-Chloro-1-phenylethaneReaction:ph−CH2CH3+Cl2sunlight−−−−−→ph−CH(Cl)−CH3This is a substitution reaction where chlorine replaces one hydrogen atom to form 1-chloro-1-phenylethane.

Ethylbenzene reacts with $C l_{2}$ in sunlight to give:

The correct option is B 1-Chloro-1-phenylethane
Reaction:
$p h - C H_{2} C H_{3} + C l_{2} s u n l i g h t - ---- \to p h - C H (C l) - C H_{3}$
This is a substitution reaction where chlorine replaces one hydrogen atom to form 1-chloro-1-phenylethane.