Which of the following reactions can be used for the conversion of chlorobenzene to benzene?
A
C6H5−Cl+2[H]Ni−Alalloy−−−−−−−→NaOHC6H6+HCl
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B
C6H5−ClMg−−−→etherC6H5−MgClH2O−−→C6H6
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C
Both of the above
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D
C6H5Cl+H2O150−200oC−−−−−−−→C6H6+H2SO4
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Solution
The correct option is C Both of the above The following reactions can be used for the conversion of chlorobenzene to benzene. C6H5−Cl+2[H]Ni−Alalloy−−−−−−−→NaOHC6H6+HCl C6H5−ClMg−−−→etherC6H5−MgClH2O−−→C6H6 The reaction with steam at 150-200 deg C is used to convert benzene sulphonic acid to benzene. C6H5SO3H+H2O150−200oC−−−−−−−→C6H6+H2SO4