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ChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesJEE Main

A solution of a chiral 2-halo-2-phenylalkane in toluene racemises slowly in the presence of a small amount of SbCl₅ due to the formation of a

Answer: (D)

Solution

SbCl₅, a strong Lewis acid, abstracts the halide to generate a planar benzylic carbocation;

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