1chlorobenzene→benzene catalyst-
1)Mg,i-PrOH,heat
2)HCl,H2O
8 Answers
1React Chlorobenzene with Mg in presence of THF , then the aryl grignard reagent will be formed
Then do it's hydrolysis , [ react with H30+ ]
1but dats a very bad method..since phenyl - is very bad....so can we have sum oder method???
11@diveshdc, u forgot to mention the conditions - they have to be vigorous to break partial double-bond character!
19the industrial process used is DOW'S process , which uses high pressure and temperature to break carbon-halogen bond that has partial double bond character !
391) Mg in presence of ether, to form Grignard Reagent
2)React GR with CO2/H3O+ to form benzoic acid
3)React benzoic acid with NaOH/CaO to obtain benzene.
Also, as debo says, you can use Dow's process to convert chlorobenzene to aniline and then proceed. [Hint : Use diazonium salt, reduce it.]
