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Which of the following applies corretly to tolueneA. When heated with limited amount of chlorine as Benzyl chloride is formedB. When trated with `Cl_(2)` in presence of `ZnCl_(2)`, ortho and para chloro toluene are formedC. When heated with `AlCl_(3)` alone it undergoes disproportionationD. when treated with conc. `HNO_(3)` in the presence of conc. `H_(2)SO_4`. All three isomeric nitrotoluenes are formed with their relatie yield paragtmetagtortho

Answer» Correct Answer - A::B
`CH_(3)` is an ortho-para director. Benzylic chlorination takes place at high temperature in the absence of Louis acid.


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