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Problems and exercisesFriedel-Crafts Acylation

1. Acylations

Predict the outcome of the following reactions:

Benzene with AlCl₃ and isobutyryl chloride, fumaryl chloride, benzoyl chloride, maleyl chloride and glutaric anhydride

2. No rearrangements

The reaction of 1-chloropropane with benzene catalyzed by AlCl3 gives isopropylbenzene and not propylbenzene. On the other hand, isobutyl chloride under the same conditions gives tert-butylbenzene instead of 1-phenyl-2-methylpropane. Why? How could propylbenzene and 1-phenyl-2-methylpropane be obtained?

1-Chloropropane and isobutyl chloride alkylate benzene with rearrangement to give isopropylbenzene and tert-butylbenzene

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