Answer to Question #190906 in General Chemistry for Nancy Radwan

Question

Passing acetylene in a red hot nickel tube, followed by chlorination of the organic product, then bromination give ..... a)Benzene b) 1-bromo-2-chlorobenzene c) 1-bromo-3-chlorobenzene d) 1-bromo-4-chlorobenzene e) both b and d

Answer 1

Answer=

(a )option that is benzene

Explanation

Acetylene passed through red hot iron tube results in the formation of benzene.

$3C_2H_2→C_6H_6 (in \ presence \ of \ red \ hot \ iron \ tube )$