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(B) The reaction of $o$-toluic acid ($2$-methylbenzoic acid) with $Br_2/Fe$ is an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction.In $o$-toluic acid,the

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(B) The reaction of $o$-toluic acid ($2$-methylbenzoic acid) with $Br_2/Fe$ is an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction.In $o$-toluic acid,the $-CH_3$ group is ortho/para-directing,and the $-COOH$ group is meta-directing.Both groups direct the incoming electrophile $(Br^+)$ to the same position,which is the position para to the $-CH_3$ group and meta to the $-COOH$ group.This position is the $5$-position of the ring (relative to the carboxylic acid group at position $1$ and methyl at position $2$).Therefore,the product formed is $5$-bromo-$2$-methylbenzoic acid,which corresponds to structure $B$.

Column-$I$ (Reactants)	Column-$II$ (Products)
$A$. $H_2C=CH_2 + Br_2 \xrightarrow{CCl_4}$	$i$. $CH_3CH_2CH_2Br$
$B$. $CH_3CH=CH_2 + HI \rightarrow$	$ii$. $BrCH_2-CH_2Br$
$C$. $C_6H_5N_2^+X^- + KI \rightarrow$	$iii$. $CH_3CHICH_3$
$D$. $CH_3CH=CH_2 + HBr \xrightarrow{peroxide}$	$iv$. $C_6H_5I$

List-$I$	List-$II$
$(A)$ Benzene	$1$. Phosgene
$(B)$ Ethylene	$2$. Silver mirror
$(C)$ Acetaldehyde	$3$. Mustard gas
$(D)$ Chloroform	$4$. $(4n + 2) \pi$ electrons
	$5$. Carbylamine

Column-$(I)$ (Reactants)	Column-$(II)$ (Major Products)
$(A)$ $C_6H_5CH_3 + X_2 \xrightarrow{Fe, \text{dark}}$	$(i)$ $C_6H_5CH(Br)CH_3$
$(B)$ $C_6H_5NH_2 \xrightarrow{NaNO_2, HX, 273-278 \ K}$	$(ii)$ $C_6H_5N_2^+X^-$
$(C)$ $C_6H_5N_2^+X^- \xrightarrow{Cu_2X_2}$	$(iii)$ $p-X-C_6H_4CH_3 + o-X-C_6H_4CH_3$
$(D)$ $C_6H_5CH_2CH_3 \xrightarrow{Br_2, \Delta \text{ or } UV \text{ light}}$	$(iv)$ $C_6H_5X$

Reaction of $o$-toluic acid with $Br_2/Fe$ gives:

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Match the following lists:
List-$I$ List-$II$
$(A)$ Benzene $1$. Phosgene
$(B)$ Ethylene $2$. Silver mirror
$(C)$ Acetaldehyde $3$. Mustard gas
$(D)$ Chloroform $4$. $(4n + 2) \pi$ electrons
$5$. Carbylamine

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