Which reagents would you use to carry out the reaction Ethyl benzene longrightarrow 2 and 4 - chloro 1 - ethyl benzene?

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Which reagents would you use to carry out the reaction Ethyl benzene longrightarrow 2 and 4 - chloro 1 - ethyl benzene? (A) Cl 2, light and heat (B) Cl 2, FeCl 3 (C) SOCl 2 (D) C 2 H 5 Cl , AlCl 3

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Ethyl in o/p directing group. Direct chlorination of ethyl benzene with Cl 2 / FeCl 3 would give mixture of 2 and 4-chloroethyl benzene.

Q. Which reagents would you use to carry out the reaction Ethyl benzene $⟶ 2$ and $4$ - chloro $1$ - ethyl benzene?

$C l_{2}$ , light and heat

$C l_{2}, F e C l_{3}$

$SOC l_{2}$

$C_{2} H_{5} Cl, A lC l_{3}$

Ethyl in o/p directing group. Direct chlorination of ethyl benzene with $C l_{2} / F e C l_{3}$ would give mixture of 2 and 4-chloroethyl benzene.

Q. Which reagents would you use to carry out the reaction Ethyl benzene ⟶2 and 4 - chloro 1 - ethyl benzene?

Cl2​, light and heat

Cl2​,FeCl3​

SOCl2​

C2​H5​Cl,AlCl3​