Diphenyls are a potential threat to the environment. How are these produced from aryl halides?
Diphenyls(ex: p,p ‘-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane., i.e DDT) are a serious threat to the environment. This is because those are chemicaly stable and soluble in fat. For the long term presence of it in the atmosphere is extremely dangerous.
Di-phenyls can be prepared from aryl halides by the following two methods: