Question

What will be the product obtained as a result of the following reaction and why? benzene ch3 ch2ch2cl under presence of alcl3​

Answer 1

Answer:

Although the production of 1-phenylbutane would be expected, 2-phenylbutane is also produced and actually in greater quantities:

Since 2-phenylbutane has one chiral carbon atom, a racemic mixture of the two optical stereoisomers is produced.