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Question
Illustrate Sandmeyer's reaction with an equation.
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Solution
In benzene diazonium chloride (C6H5N2Cl) the Cl–, Br– and CN– nucleophiles can easily be introduced in the benzene ring in the presence of Cu(I) ion. This reaction is called the Sandmeyer reaction. It can be illustrated as

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