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**Sandmeyer's reaction** prepares aryl halides from:

AAryl alcohols + HX
BAryl diazonium salts (Ar-N₂⁺) + CuX
CDirect halogenation
DAldol condensation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Aryl diazonium salts (Ar-N₂⁺) + CuX
Sandmeyer: ArN₂⁺X⁻ + CuX ⟶ Ar-X + N₂ + CuX. Diazonium salt (from aromatic amine + HNO₂) is decomposed in presence of Cu(I) halide. Especially useful for fluorides (Balz-Schiemann variant) where direct halogenation fails.
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