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Propylbenzene, , is treated with and light. The major monobromo product is

  1. A1-bromo-4-propylbenzene
  2. B(3-bromopropyl)benzene
  3. C(1-bromopropyl)benzene
  4. D(2-bromopropyl)benzene

Answer: C

is highly selective and abstracts the benzylic H, because the benzylic radical is stabilised by resonance with the ring. This radical takes Br from to give . Ring bromination needs a Lewis acid, not light.
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