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Friedel-Crafts Alkylation
Friedel-Crafts Alkylation (Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Aromatic.) Converts c1ccccc1 to c1ccccc1C(C)C using (CH₃)₂CHCl, AlCl₃.
Aromatic
Reaction details
Name
Friedel-Crafts Alkylation
Type
Aromatic
Subtype
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
Starting Material
c1ccccc1
Product
c1ccccc1C(C)C
Reagents
(CH₃)₂CHCl
AlCl₃
Mechanism
- Smiles
c1ccccc1
- Description
Benzene
- Smiles
c1ccccc1
- Description
AlCl₃ + RCl → R⁺ (carbocation)
- Smiles
c1ccccc1C(C)C
- Description
Isopropylbenzene (cumene)
Tips
Carbocation can rearrange!
Product more reactive than starting material → polyalkylation
Does NOT work on deactivated rings (nitrobenzene)
AlCl₃ catalyst
Related Reactions
friedel-crafts-acylation
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