The chemical store has benzene and Aluminium chloride. Which aliphatic halogen compounds would you use to prepare the following by a Friedel-Crafts reaction?
- t-butylbenzene
- 2,2-dimethyl-1-phenyl-1-propanone
- diphenylmethane
- t-butylbenzene
- 2,2-dimethyl-1-phenyl-1-propanone
- diphenylmethane
1 Answer
Sep 8, 2016
- t-Butyl chloride; 2. 2,2-dimethylpropanoyl chloride; 3. benzyl chloride.
Explanation:
1. t-Butylbenzene
Try a Friedel-Crafts alkylation with t-butyl chloride.
2. 2,2-dimethyl-1-phenylpropan-1-one
Try a Friedel-Crafts acylation with 2,2-dimethylpropanoyl chloride.
3. Diphenylmethane
This one is a Friedel-Crafts alkylation using benzyl chloride.
