The compound C 7 H 8 undergoes the following reactions: The product ' C ' is

The compound C7H8 undergoes the following reactions:

The product 'C' is
  1. 3-bromo-2, 4, 6-trichlorotoluene
  2. o-bromotoluene
  3. m-bromotoluene
  4. p-bromotoluene

Solution

In electrophilic aromatic substitution, a substituent that favors electrophilic attack ortho or para to the substituent. Most ortho/para directors are also activators, except for the halogens, which are deactivators. A carboxylic acid is a meta director because it experiences resonance, a delocalization of electrons.

Asked in: NEET 2018

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