Two isomers (A) and (B) with molar mass 184\ g/mol…

Hard· Nucleophilic substitution (SN1, SN2)· +4 / −1

Two isomers (A) and (B) with molar mass

184\ \text{g/mol}

and elemental composition C,

52.2\%

; H,

4.9\%

and Br,

42.9\%

gave benzoic acid and p-bromobenzoic acid, respectively, on oxidation with

\mathrm{KMnO_4}

. Isomer 'A' is optically active and gives a pale yellow precipitate when warmed with alcoholic

\mathrm{AgNO_3}

. Isomer 'A' and 'B' are, respectively :

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