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Why is acetic acid used in Friedel-Crafts alkylation?

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Explanation:

The acid acts as a catalyst to obtain the acylium ion from acetic acid anhydride (see acylation reaction in the lab). c. Reaction 2 should be carried out in solvent like dichloromethane, which is able to dissolve the nitronium salts reasonable well (4 mol%) but does not react with it.

Why is acetic acid used in Friedel-Crafts alkylation?

It is a catalyst in this reaction. ... The Friedel-Crafts reaction is a set of reactions where an alkyl or acyl group is added to a benzene molecule by an electrophilic aromatic substitution.

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