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COMEDK · Chemistry · 14. Hydrocarbons

Consider the following reaction
\(\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_6+\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{Br} \xrightarrow[\Delta]{\text { anhyd. } \mathrm{AlCl}_3} \mathrm{X}\)

The major product ' X ' is:

  1. A Toluene
  2. B Chlorobenzene
  3. C Bromobenzene
  4. D Ethylbenzene
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(D) Ethylbenzene

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The reaction given is a Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction. Benzene (\(\mathrm{C}_6\mathrm{H}_6\)) reacts with ethyl bromide (\(\mathrm{CH}_3\mathrm{CH}_2\mathrm{Br}\)) in the presence of an anhydrous Lewis acid catalyst, \(\mathrm{AlCl}_3\). The mechanism involves the formation…