Which of the following statements about benzyl chloride is incorrect?

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Which of the following statements about benzyl chloride is incorrect? (A) It is less reactive than alkyl halides (B) It can be oxidised to benzaldehyde by boiling with copper nitrate solution (C) It is a lachrymatory liquid and gives Beilstein’s test (D) It gives a white precipitate with alcoholic silver nitrate

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Benzyl chloride are far more reactive than alkyl halide towards nucleophilic substitution reaction due to the reason that the carbocation formed after the removal of halide ion is stabilized by resonance. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/5f953f17035e821338406ce1514de154-.jpeg" />

Q. Which of the following statements about benzyl chloride is incorrect?

It is less reactive than alkyl halides

It can be oxidised to benzaldehyde by boiling with copper nitrate solution

It is a lachrymatory liquid and gives Beilstein’s test

It gives a white precipitate with alcoholic silver nitrate

Benzyl chloride are far more reactive than alkyl halide towards nucleophilic substitution reaction due to the reason that the carbocation formed after the removal of halide ion is stabilized by resonance.