Which of the following is suitable to synthesize chlorobenzene?
Benzene, , anhydrous
Phenol, , ,
Chlorobenzene is synthesized by the electrophilic substitution of benzene with chlorine in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst such as anhydrous .
Option 3 is incorrect because the Sandmeyer's reaction, which is also used to prepare chlorobenzene, requires aniline (not phenol) to react with and to form a benzene diazonium halide, which is subsequently treated with cuprous chloride () .
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