Question

Explain the mechanism of electrophilic substitution on benzene in Friedal Craft alkylation process.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The electrophilic substitution reaction between benzene and chloromethane. Alkylation means substituting an alkyl group into something - in this case into a benzene ring. A hydrogen on the ring is replaced by a group like methyl or ethyl and so on. ... Substituting a methyl group gives methylbenzene - once known as toluene ..