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The function of AlCl_(3) (anhydrous) in the Friedel Carft's alkylation reaction is to :

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to absorb HCl
to absorb water
to PRODUCE nucleophile
to produce electrophile

Solution :The FUNCTION of `AlCl_(3)` in Friedel-Crafts REACTION is to produce electrophile
`CH_(3)Cl+AlCl_(3) to CH_(3)^(+)+AlCl_(4)^(-)`
or `RCl+AlCl_(3) to R^(+)+AlCl_(4)^(-)`


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