Which of the following statements about benzyl chloride are correct?

Options

A. It can be oxidised to benzaldehyde by boiling with copper nitrate solution
B. It is a lachrymatory liquid and answers Beilstein's test
C. It gives a white precipitate with alcoholic silver nitrate
D. It is less reactive than alkyl halides

Answer

A, B, C

Explanation

Benzyl chloride is more reactive than alkyl halide towards nucleophilic substitution reactions due to the reason that the carbocation followed after the removal of halide ion is stabilized by resonance.