Chlorobenzene to toluene
1 step: Wurtz-Fittig reaction
ChlorobenzeneC₆H₅ClHaloarene - Step 1
CH₃Cl, Na, dry ether
TolueneC₆H₅CH₃Arene
Exam answer
- Step 1: Chlorobenzene to toluene: CH₃Cl, Na, dry ether.
Alternative routes (3)
- Chlorobenzene → Phenol → Benzene → Toluene
- Chlorobenzene to phenol: (i) NaOH, 623 K, 300 atm (ii) H⁺.
- Phenol to benzene: Zn dust, heat.
- Benzene to toluene: CH₃Cl, anhydrous AlCl₃.
- Chlorobenzene → Phenol → Benzene → Bromobenzene → Toluene
- Chlorobenzene to phenol: (i) NaOH, 623 K, 300 atm (ii) H⁺.
- Phenol to benzene: Zn dust, heat.
- Benzene to bromobenzene: Br₂, anhydrous FeBr₃.
- Bromobenzene to toluene: CH₃Br, Na, dry ether.
- Chlorobenzene → Phenol → Benzene → Benzaldehyde → Toluene
- Chlorobenzene to phenol: (i) NaOH, 623 K, 300 atm (ii) H⁺.
- Phenol to benzene: Zn dust, heat.
- Benzene to benzaldehyde: CO + HCl, anhydrous AlCl₃ / CuCl.
- Benzaldehyde to toluene: Zn-Hg, conc. HCl.
Reagent and reason, step by step
- Step 1: Chlorobenzene to toluene: CH₃Cl, Na, dry ether Wurtz-Fittig reaction: an aryl halide and an alkyl halide couple with sodium.
Chlorobenzene to toluene: quick answers
How many steps does it take to convert chlorobenzene to toluene?
1 step: Chlorobenzene, then toluene.
Which named reaction is used to convert chlorobenzene to toluene?
Wurtz-Fittig reaction. A mixture of an aryl halide and an alkyl halide reacts with sodium in dry ether to give an alkylbenzene.
What is the reagent for step 1 of chlorobenzene to toluene?
Chlorobenzene to toluene: CH₃Cl, Na, dry ether. Wurtz-Fittig reaction: an aryl halide and an alkyl halide couple with sodium.