CHXII10:HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES
322781
Reaction of benzene (in excess) with chloroform in the presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride forms
1 Chlorobenzene
2 Benzyl chloride
3 Triphenyl methane
4 Triphenylmethyl chloride
Explanation:
\({\text{3}}{{\text{C}}_{\text{6}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{6}}}{\text{ + CHC}}{{\text{l}}_{\text{3}}}\xrightarrow{{{\text{AlC}}{{\text{l}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{/ heat }}}}\mathop {{{\left( {{{\text{C}}_{\text{6}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}} \right)}_{\text{3}}}{\text{CH + 3HCl}}}\limits_{{\text{triphenyl}}\,\,{\text{methane}}} \)
