Question

benzene is treated with methyl chloride in the presence of anhydrous​

Answer 1

Benzene is treated with methyl chloride in presence of anhydrous AlCl3 to give toulene. H-atom of benzene is replaced by CH3 in this reaction. HCl is formed as byproduct in this reaction. Hope this helped you clear all the doubts

Answer 2

Benzene is treated with methyl chloride bin the presence of  anhydrous alluminium chloride to get toulene

• Here H atom is replaced by CH3 in this reaction

• HCl is formed from this reaction as by broduct

• We can say benzene reacts with alkyl halides in the presence of alluminium chloride to form alkylbenzenes.