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ChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesJEE Main

[Roorkee 1996] 3-Chloro-4-methylbenzenesulfonic acid, on steam distillation, gives

Answer: (D)

Solution

Sulfonation is reversible, and steam distillation (hot dilute acid/steam) hydrolyses off the labile –SO₃H group (desulfonation), while the Cl and

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