4. Which of these can be used as moth repellent?
a) Benzene hexachloride
b) Benzal chloride
c) Hexachloroethane
d) Tetrachloroethane
Answer: c
Clarification: Hexachloroethane can be used as moth repellent. It has also been used as a plasticizer for cellulose esters in place of camphor, a polymer additive, a component of fungicidal and insecticidal formulations, in the formulation of extreme pressure lubricants, and in the manufacture of fire extinguishing fluids.
5. What will be the product for the following reaction?
a) 
b) 
c) 
d) 
Answer: a
Clarification: −CCl3 is a m-directing group. So, attack will be at meta position.
6. Which of the following is true about chlorobenzene?
a) Chlorobenzene is less reactive than benzyl chloride
b) Chlorobenzene is more reactive than ethyl bromide
c) Chlorobenzene is nearly as reactive as methyl chloride
d) Chlorobenzene is more reactive than isopropyl chloride
Answer: a
Clarification: Chlorobenzene is less reactive than benzyl chloride. In chlorobenzene the lone pairs present on Cl atom get involved in resonance with π electrons of benzene due to which C−Cl bond acquires double bond character Hence, reactivity decreases. C2H5−Cl is more reactive than C6H5−CH2−Cl.
7. In the below process what is the product A?
a) Fluorobenzene
b) Benzene
c) 1, 4-difluorobenzene
d) 1, 3-difluorobenzene
Answer: a
Clarification: In this reaction aniline is to be treated with nitrous acid to form benzene diazonium chloride, which is further reacted with HBF4 to form benzene diazonium fluorobarate. This is when heated, undergoes decomposition to give fluorobenzene. This reaction is called as Balz-Shiemann reaction.
8. What is the name of the following reaction?
a) Chlorination
b) Sandmeyer’s reaction
c) Perkin reaction
d) Substitution reaction
Answer: b
Clarification: The substitution of an aromatic amino group is possible via preparation of its diazonium salt and subsequent displacement with a nucleophile (Cl–, I–, CN–, RS–, HO–) is known as Sandmeyer’s reaction.
9. Which of the following is the commercial method of preparation of Chlorobenzene?
a) Raschig process
b) Wurtz Fitting reaction
c) Friedel-Crafts reaction
d) Grignard reaction
Answer: a
Clarification: An industrial process for making chlorobenzene (and phenol) by a gas-phase reaction between benzene vapour, hydrogen chloride, and oxygen (air) at 230°C. The catalyst is copper(II) chloride.
2C6H6 + 2HCl + O2 → 2H2O + 2C6H5Cl
10. Benzene reacts with chlorine to form benzene hexachloride in presence of which of the following reactant?
a) Nickel
b) AlCl3
c) Bright sunlight
d) Zinc
Answer: c
Clarification: Benzene will react with three molecules of chlorine in the presence of sunlight to give benzene hexachloride.
