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Q. $: C C l_{2}$ is

AMUAMU 2015Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

Solution:

$: C C l_{2}$ is an electrophile, because its octet is not complete to required two more electron to complete its octet.
Out of $4$ valence electrons, $2$ are shared with $C l$-atoms and $2$ are with $C$.
$: C C l_{2} \longrightarrow$ carbene present in two form singlet and triplet.