Question

Can toluene undergo Friedel Crafts alkylation?

Answer 1

Answer:

Friedel-Crafts alkylation of methylbenzene (toluene)

Again, the reaction is just the same with methylbenzene except that you have to worry about where the alkyl group attaches to the ring relative to the methyl group.

Answer 2

Answer:

Friedel-Crafts alkylation of methylbenzene (toluene)

Again, the reaction is just the same with methylbenzene except that you have to worry about where the alkyl group attaches to the ring relative to the methyl group.

Friedel-Crafts fails when used with compounds such as nitrobenzene and other strong deactivating systems. Friedel-Crafts reactions cannot be preformed then the aromatic ring contains a NH2, NHR, or NR2 substituent. The lone pair electrons on the amines react with the Lewis acid AlCl3.

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