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Distinguish between chlorocyclohexane and chlorobenzene using lucas test

Answer» CHLORO Cyclohexane and CHLOROBENZENE gives different products with SILVER nitrate(AgNO3 )  as;

Chlorobenzene do not reacts with 2%Ethanolic silver nitrate SOLUTION but chloro cyclohexane reacts with 2%  Ethanolic silver nitrate solution to give a white precipitate.

It is because in chlorocyclohexane , the C-Cl bond is of sp3 hybridization, which follows nucleophilic reaction, but in chlorobenzene , the C-Cl bond is related with an sp2hybridized CARBON atom and the C-Cl bond has a partial double bond character due to resonance, so it does not undergo nucleophilic reaction.



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