se. Action of ethyl chloride on benzene inpresence of anhydrous alumin

1.	se. Action of ethyl chloride on benzene inpresence of anhydrous aluminium chlorideproduces(a) TolueneEthyl benzene(c) Benzyl chlorided Ethyl chlorobenzene
Answer» CH3Cl reacts with AlCl3 to give (CH3)+ and (AlCl4)-. AlCl3 acts as a Lewis acid and CH3Cl acts as a Lewis base. The The (CH3)+ generated will then act as an electrophile to substitute a H on benzene. The product is toluene together with HCl as a side product. This is an electrophilic substitution type reaction.

se. Action of ethyl chloride on benzene inpresence of anhydrous aluminium chlorideproduces(a) TolueneEthyl benzene(c) Benzyl chlorided Ethyl chlorobenzene

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CH3Cl reacts with AlCl3 to give (CH3)+ and (AlCl4)-. AlCl3 acts as a Lewis acid and CH3Cl acts as a Lewis base. The

The (CH3)+ generated will then act as an electrophile to substitute a H on benzene. The product is toluene together with HCl as a side product.

This is an electrophilic substitution type reaction.