On treatment with chlorine in presence of sunlight, toluene gives:

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-chloro toluene

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-dichloro toluene

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-chloro toluene

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benzyl chloride

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Solution

The correct option is B benzyl chloride
On treatment with chlorine in presence of sunlight, toluene gives the product benzyl chloride.
In this reaction, H atom of methyl group is replaced with Cl atom.

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