1,2,4-trichlorobenzene OH^- ? Product is

JEE Main Chemistry question

1,2,4-trichlorobenzene ? Product is

(A)A single dichlorophenol regioisomer
(B)A different single dichlorophenol regioisomer
(C)A third single dichlorophenol regioisomer
(D)Both (a) and (b), as a mixture of two possible regiochemical productsCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Nucleophilic aromatic substitution of on 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene can displace either of the two inequivalent chlorines that are activated (ortho/para to another chlorine,

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