Question

When CH₃Cl and AlCl₃ are used in Friedel-Crafts reaction,
the electrophile is
(a) Cl⁺ (b) AlCl₄⁻
(c) CH₃⁺ (d) AlCl₂⁺

Answer 1

Explanation:

the electrophile is Cl⁺ in the given reaction

Answer 2

When CH₃Cl and AlCl₃ are used in Friedel-Crafts reaction,  the electrophile is Cl⁺.

Explanation:

Friedel-Crafts Alkylation  

• It is an organic coupling reaction which involves an electrophilic in aromatic substitutions. The reactions involves in both acylation and alkylation.
• An alkyl group will replace an aromatic proton. It is done by an electrophile which attacks the aromatic ring using carbocation.
• Alkyl benzene is the method generated from Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction as the reactants as alkyl halides.
• $AlCl{3}$ or $FeCl{3}$ are employed as Lewis acid catalyst for this reaction to form carbocation and remove halides.

• In chlorine atom, accept the chloride ion and pair of electron from the S-Cl bond, so covalent bond cannot be formed. It is either nucleophile or electrophile.

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