Toluene reacts with a halogen in the presence of iron (III) chloride giving ortho and para halo compounds. The reaction is
(a) electrophilic elimination reaction
(b) electrophilic substitution reaction
(c) free radical addition reaction
(d) nucleophilic substitution reaction
Toluene reacts with a halogen in the presence of iron (III) chloride giving ortho and para halo compounds. The reaction is electrophilic substitution reaction.
It has the following mechanism
In this mechanism, electrophile Cl+ attacks to electrons rich benzene ring and replaces hydrogen. So, the reaction is the electrophilic substitution reaction.