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Q.Which one of the following reagents is used in Gattermann reaction?

(a) CuCl / HCl
(b) Cl2 / Fe
(c) HCl / Cu
(d) KCl / HCl
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The Gattermann reaction converts a benzene diazonium salt to an aryl halide using Cu powder + halogen acid (HCl or HBr); the reagent here is HCl/Cu. Correct option (c).

Gattermann reaction: ArN2+ Cl- + Cu powder / HCl -> Ar-Cl + N2. It is the copper-powder variant used to introduce Cl or Br onto the ring from a diazonium salt.

Contrast with the Sandmeyer reaction, which uses a cuprous halide (CuCl/HCl or CuBr/HBr). So:

  • (a) CuCl/HCl -> Sandmeyer reagent, not Gattermann. …

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