Chlorobenzene is an organic compound prepared commercially by Raschig process. It is an aromatic compound having chemical formula C6H5Cl.
Raschig process is mainly employed for the production of Phenol. One of the main steps in Raschig process is the formation of chlorobenzene from benzene, hydrochloric acid and oxygen. During this step, benzene is chlorinated in the presence of a catalyst like copper chloride or iron chloride.
The hydrocarbons such as Haloalkanes and Haloarenes are the ones, in which one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced with halogen atoms. The main difference between Haloalkanes and Haloarenes is that Haloalkanes are derived from open chained hydrocarbons, also called alkanes, and Haloarenes are derived from aromatic hydrocarbons.