JEE Main 2003 Chemistry question

ChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesJEE Main 2003

Bottles containing and lost their original labels. They were labelled A and B for testing A and B were separately taken in test tubes and boiled with NaOH solution. The end solution in each tube was made acidic with dilute and then some solution was added. Substance B gave a yellow precipitate. Which one of the following statements is true for this experiment?

Answer: (4)

Solution

Benzyl iodide () is easily hydrolysed by boiling NaOH, releasing , which gives a yellow precipitate of AgI with . Iodobenzene (, aryl halide) has a C–I bond with partial double-bond character and is not hydrolysed under

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