AIIMS2007Chemistry-Organic Chemistry

AIIMS 2007 Chemistry Electrophilic Substitution Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-conceptual-Medium-Class 11

Assertion : Chloral reacts with phenyl chloride to form DDT.

Reason : It is an electrophilic substitution reaction.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

Correct Answer

Option C

Detailed Explanation

When chlorobenzene is heated with chloral in the presence of conc. H2SO4, DDT is formed.

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