Replacement of hydrogen of benzene by alkyl group in the presence of alkyl halide & aluminium chloride is known as
Correct answer: C. Friedel & Craft alkylation
- A. Dows process
- B. Friedel & Craft acylation
- C. Friedel & Craft alkylation
- D. Clemmenson reduction
Explanation
Friedel-Crafts alkylation is a type of electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction that uses an alkyl halide and a Lewis acid catalyst to add an alkyl group to an aromatic ring. In this specific reaction, the replacement of hydrogen in benzene by an alkyl group occurs in the presence of alkyl halide and aluminium chloride, making Friedel & Craft alkylation the correct answer. The other options are incorrect because they involve different reactions that do not match the conditions given in the question.
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