Introducing halogen using copper powder and a halogen acid is the:
- Galvanic reaction
- Gatterman reaction
- Grignard reaction
- Gattering reaction
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Correct answer: B. Gatterman reaction
1. Copper powder replaces the cuprous halide here.
2. The halogen acid supplies the halide ion.
3. This variant is the Gatterman reaction.
_Source: syllabus Chemistry Part 2, Unit 9 'Amines'_