What is the function of CH2Cl2 in the bromination reactions? Why can it fulfil this role?

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Chapter17: Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions Of Alkyl Halides
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  1. What is the function of CH2Cl2 in the bromination reactions? Why can it fulfil this role?
  2. What impurities are removed when acetylene gas is made to pass through an acidified solution of CuSO4?
  3. Explain the difference in the rate of free radical bromination reactions of toluene and cyclohexane.
  4. Give the reagent or chemical test that would differentiate the following pairs of compounds. Provide only the reagents or chemical tests discussed in the module. Write chemical equations for the reactions involved.
  • toluene and benzene
  • 1-pentyne and 2-pentyne
  • 1-methylcyclohexane and 1-methylcyclohexene
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