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Toluene react with a halogen in the presence of iron (III) chloride giving ortho and para halo compounds. The reactions is

A

electrophilic elimination reaction

B

electrophilic substitution reaction

C

free radical addition reaction

D

nucleophilic substitution reaction

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B
Toluene reacts with a halogen in the presence of iron (Il) chloride giving ortho and para halo compounds.The reaction is electrophilic substitution reaction.
It has the following mechanism

In this mechanism, electrophile `Cl^(+)` attacks to electron rich benzene ring and replaces hydrogen. So, the reaction is electrophilic substitution reaction.
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