Benzenediazonium chloride + X gives benzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate, which with Y (Cu, Δ) gives nitrobenzene (Major Product).
Consider the given chemical reaction, identify X and Y
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Answer and worked solution
Official answer: B
Steps. HBF₄ gives the diazonium fluoroborate (X); heating with NaNO₂ and Cu (Y) replaces N₂⁺ by NO₂, giving nitrobenzene.
(B)
Topics:Diazonium salts