Which of the following is a limitation of the Friedel-Crafts reaction? Select on

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Which of the following is a limitation of the Friedel-Crafts reaction?

Select one:

A. The carbocation electrophile can potentially undergo an unwanted rearrangement prior to its bonding to the aromatic ring.

B. Poly-alkylation products form when aromatic reactant and alkylating agent are mixed together in comparable amounts.

C. A Friedel-Crafts reaction fails when the aromatic starting compound contains a moderately or strongly deactivating group.

D. All of the above choices are limitations of the Friedel-Crafts reaction.

Explanation / Answer

Options A, B, and C are correct since all three options are limitations of Friedel craft alkylations and thus option (D) is correct answer.

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