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MDCAT Chemistry Past Paper 2023 #Benzene & Aromatic Compounds #Friedel-Crafts Alkylation

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When benzene reacts with isopropyl chloride in the presence of AlCl₃ as a Lewis acid, the product formed is isopropyl benzene. What is this reaction called? (MDCAT 2023)

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Correct Answer: B) Friedel-Crafts alkylation

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Introducing an isopropyl group into benzene with an alkyl halide/AlCl₃ is a Friedel–Crafts alkylation.

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