JEE Advanced levelOne or more correct optionsDifficulty 3 of 3hc218
Which of the following methods can be used to prepare ethylbenzene from benzene or bromobenzene?
ABenzene with CX2HX5Cl and anhydrous AlClX3
BBenzene with CHX3COCl/AlClX3, then Zn(Hg)/HCl
CBenzene with CHX3COCl/AlClX3, then NaBHX4
DBromobenzene with CX2HX5Br and sodium in dry ether (Wurtz-Fittig)
Answer: A, B, D
Direct alkylation with ethyl chloride, acylation followed by Clemmensen reduction and Wurtz-Fittig coupling all give CX6HX5−CX2HX5. NaBHX4 reduces the ketone only to 1-phenylethanol, so c is wrong.