Friedel-Crafts Reaction can be used for the preparation of:

Correct answer: A. Toluene

  • A. Toluene
  • B. Benzene
  • C. Phenol
  • D. PABA

Explanation

As discussed earlier, the Friedel-Crafts reaction is an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction commonly used for the alkylation or acylation of aromatic compounds. One specific example is the alkylation of benzene with methyl chloride (CH_3 Cl) using a Lewis acid catalyst like AlCl_3 , which produces toluene.While the Friedel-Crafts reaction can be used to modify benzene, it's not directly used to prepare benzene itself.

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