Question

Identify $Z$ in the following sequence of reactions.
$\mathrm{C}{}_2\mathrm{H}{}_4\mathrm{Br}{}_2\underset{(\mathrm{ii})\mathrm{NaNH}{}_2}{\overset{(\mathrm{i})\mathrm{Alc}\cdot \mathrm{KOH}}{\to }}\mathrm{X}\underset{\mathrm{Fe}\mathrm{tube}873\mathrm{K}}{\overset{\mathrm{Red}\mathrm{hot}}{\to }}\mathrm{Y}\underset{\mathrm{Anhyd}\cdot \mathrm{AlCl}{}_3}{\overset{(\mathrm{CH}{}_3\mathrm{CO}){}_2\mathrm{O}/\mathrm{\Delta }}{\to }}\mathrm{Z}$

• A. Acetophenone
• B. Anisole
• C. Toluene
• D. Chlorobenzene

Answer 1

Answer: (A)