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Give the major organic product of the reaction of o-methylaniline with benzenediazonium chloride [(phn≡n)+ cl-].

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Benzene diazonium salt reacts by coupling with activated aromatic rings as aniline and phenol and in this case diazonium acts as weak electrophile and react with substitution on para position according to the following reaction:

Give the major organic product of the reaction of o-methylaniline with benzenediazonium-example-1
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