JEE Main 2008 — Hydrocarbons Question with Solution
JEE Main 2008
Question
Toluene is nitrated and the resulting product is reduced with tin and hydrochloric acid. The product so obtained is diazotised and then heated with cuprous bromide. The reaction mixture so formed contains
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Amixture of and p-bromotoluenes
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