Q. Reaction of alkyl halides with aromatic compounds in presence of $anhy.\ AlCl_{3}$ is known as
A) Friedel-Craft’s reaction
B) Hofmann degradation
C) Kolbe’s synthesis
D) Beckmann rearrangement
Explanation
(a)
Friedel-Craft reaction : In this reaction alkyl halides react with aromatic compounds in presence of $AlC{l_{}}_{3}\ or\ FeCl_{3}$ to form alkyl substituted aromatic compounds.
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