How is AlCl3 regenerated?
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AlCl3 is electron-deficient so can act as a Lewis acid and accept a pair of electrons from the acyl chloride. The CH3C+(O) now has a stronger delta + than the acyl chloride, activating it towards electrophilic substitution by the benzene. The AlCl3 regenerated at the end of the reaction.
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