Question

Which of the following statements about benzyl chloride is incorrect ?

• A. It is a lachrymatory liquid and answers Beilstein's test
• B. It gives a white precipitate with alcoholic silver nitrate
• C. It is less reactive than alkyl halides
• D. It can be oxidised to benzaldehyde by boiling with copper nitrate solution

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Correct answer is (c) It is less reactive than alkyl halides