Which of the following statements about benzyl chloride is incorrect ?

Options

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

Answer

A

Explanation

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