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When chlorine is passed through warm benzene in presence of the sunlight the product obtained is .

A

Benzotrichloride

B

Chlorobenzene

C

Gammexane

D

DDT

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C
When chlorine is passed through warm benzene, Gammexane is formed. In the presence of sunlight, `Cl_2` is cleaved homolytically and reaction proceeds as a free radical reaction.
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