NEET 2021 · ChemistryRosenmundPrevious Year Question

The intermediate compound in the following reaction is:

Answer: (C) (C) . \textbf{Answer:} (C) .

  1. A.(A)
  2. B.(B)
  3. C.(C) ✓
  4. D.(D)

Correct Answer

(C) (C)

Solution & Explanation

\textbf{Answer:} (C) . \textbf{Solution:} This is the Etard reaction: toluene reacts with chromyl chloride () in to form a brown chromium-complex adduct (). Acidic hydrolysis () of this complex liberates benzaldehyde (). Hence the intermediate is the chromium complex.

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