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Which xylene gives only one monobromo derivative?


A

Ethyl benzene

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m-xylene

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p-xylene

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o-xylene

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Solution

The correct option is A

Ethyl benzene


Para-xylene gives only one paramonobromo derivative.

o-xylene will give two mononitro derivatives while m-xylene will give three isomers of the mononitro derivative.

Ethyl benzene can give three mononitro derivatives.


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