Toluene reacts with excess of $Cl_2$ in the presence of sunlight to give a product which on hydrolysis followed by reaction with $NaOH$ gives:

  • A
    Benzoic acid
  • B
    Sodium benzoate
  • C
    Sodium phenoxide
  • D
    None of these

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The order of $S_{N^1}$ reactivity in aqueous acetic acid solution for the compounds:
$(1)$ $CH_3-CO-CH_2-Cl$
$(2)$ $CH_3-CH_2-CH_2-Cl$
$(3)$ $(CH_3)_3C-Cl$

For the following reactions,which of the following statements is correct?
$A. \, CH_3CH_2CH_2Br + KOH \rightarrow CH_3CH=CH_2 + KBr + H_2O$
$B. \, (CH_3)_2CHBr + KOH \rightarrow (CH_3)_2CHOH + KBr$
$C. \, C_6H_{10} + Br_2 \rightarrow C_6H_{10}Br_2$

The major product of the following reaction,if it occurs by $S_N2$ mechanism is :

Consider the following four reactions: $(I) C_6H_5-CHCl-CH_3 \xrightarrow{95\% \text{ acetone}, 5\% \text{ water}} C_6H_5-CH(OH)-CH_3$ $(II) C_6H_5-CHCl-CH_3 \xrightarrow{90\% \text{ acetone}, 10\% \text{ water}} C_6H_5-CH(OH)-CH_3$ $(III) C_6H_5-CHCl-CH_3 \xrightarrow{80\% \text{ acetone}, 20\% \text{ water}} C_6H_5-CH(OH)-CH_3$ $(IV) C_6H_5-CHCl-CH_3 \xrightarrow{100\% \text{ water}} C_6H_5-CH(OH)-CH_3$ Arrange these reactions in decreasing order of the proportion of inverted product and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Match the $LIST$-$I$ with $LIST$-$II$:
List-$I$ (Reaction)List-$II$ (Mechanism)
$A$. Williamson Synthesis$I$. Electrophilic addition
$B$. Friedel-Crafts Reaction$II$. Free radical substitution
$C$. Bromination of vinyl benzene$III$. Nucleophilic substitution
$D$. Chlorination of toluene in light$IV$. Electrophilic substitution

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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