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Haloalkanes and Haloarenes: Aryl halide MCQ

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Aryl halideHardQuestion 38019

Question

Chlorobenzene reacts with NaOH only under drastic conditions because:

  1. A
    aryl C-Cl bond is resonance stabilized
    Correct
  2. B
    benzene ring is ionic
  3. C
    chlorine has no lone pairs
  4. D
    hydroxide is not a nucleophile

Correct answer

aryl C-Cl bond is resonance stabilized

Explanation

This makes the bond hard to break.

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