Identify the best suitable reagent for the following reaction.

Identify the best suitable reagent for the following reaction.

  1. Concentrated Sulphuric acid
  2. Dilute Sulphuric acid (10%)
  3. Concentrated Sulphuric acid & Concentrated Nitric acid
  4. Concentrated Acetic acid (fuming)

Solution

Halogen atoms are ortho- para directing but deactivating groups(due to -I effect).

The ortho product is the minor product and the para product is the major product. In presence of Concentrated sulphuric acid chlorobenzene undergoes aromatic electrophilic substitution reaction to form 2-Chlorobenzenesulphonic acid and 4-chlorobenzenesulphonic acid(major product), where the electrophile is sulphurtrioxide

Reaction:-

 

Hence, concentrated Sulphuric acid is the best suitable reagent for the above reaction.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (20 Aug Shift 2)

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