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Question 13.24 Suggest the name of a Lewis acid other than anhydrous aluminium chloride which can be used during ethylation of benzene.

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Answered by manisha69
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FeCl3, BF4, SnCl4 can be used for ethylation of benzene.
Answered by abhi178
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Ethylation means the introduction of ethyl group in Benzene ring. this is usually carried out by Friedel craft alkylation reaction of benzene with ethyl halide { chlorine or bromine } , Ethene or ethanol.

The name of Lewis acid other than Anhydrous AlCl3 used in the reaction are : Anhydrous FeCl3 , SnCl4 , BF3 etc.
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