Friedel-Crafts alkylation of toluene (C6H5CH3) with tert-butyl chloride [(CH3)3C

Question

Friedel-Crafts alkylation of toluene (C6H5CH3) with tert-butyl chloride [(CH3)3CCl] and aluminum chloride (AlCl3) occurs

a. faster than Friedel-Crafts alkylation of benzene and gives a mixture containing mostly o- and p-tert-butyltoluene.

b. faster than Friedel-Crafts alkylation of benzene and gives mostlym-tert-butyltoluene.

c. slower than Friedel-Crafts alkylation of benzene and gives a mixture containing mostly o- and p-tert-butyltoluene.

d. slower than Friedel-Crafts alkylation of benzene and gives mostly m-tert-butyltoluene.

Explanation / Answer

ans c) Slower than Friedal-crafts alkylation of benzene and gives a mixture containing mostly o-and p-tert-butyltoulene

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