Chemistry · Aromatic Compounds
JEE Main 2026 — 8 April, Evening Shift — Question 60
x ' is the product which is obtained from benzene by reacting it with carbon monoxide and hydrogen chloride in the presence of cuprous chloride. ' ' is the major product obtained from the benzene by reacting it with ethanoyl chloride in the presence of anhydrous . Product (major) obtained by heating x and y in the presence of alkali is z . Total number of (pi) electrons in z is .
Answer: 16
Numerical answer — enter this value.
Step-by-step solution
Total number of pi ( ) electrons in ' z ' electrons
Answer key and solution verified before publishing.
Practise Aromatic Compounds
Start with this question, then two more from the same chapter — with a tutor that explains every step. Free.
- Exam
- JEE Main 2026
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Aromatic Compounds
- Topic
- Chemical Properties of Arenes - Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution