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Which of the following is not obtained as a product of the reaction between benzenediazonium bromide and ethanol?(a) Benzene(b) Nitrogen gas(c) Acetic acid(d) Hydrogen bromideThis question was addressed to me in an interview for internship.Origin of the question is Diazonium Salts Chemical Reactions topic in section Amines of Chemistry – Class 12

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Correct choice is (c) ACETIC acid

To explain: Ethanol is a mild reducing agent that reduces benzenediazonium bromide to benzene, and itself gets oxidized to an aldehyde, ETHANAL (CH3CHO).



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