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Which of the following cannot be used in Friedel-Craft's reaction

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`FeCl_3`
`FeBr_2`
`AlCl_3`
NaCl

Solution :All cations are expected to act as LEWIS acid SINCE they are electron deficient in nature . However, cation such as `Na^+, K^+` etc (inert gas CONFIGURATION ) have a very little tendency to accept electrons. Therefore, they do not act as Lewis acids in Friedel-Craft's REACTION


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