Which of the following statements regarding Friedel-Crafts reactions i

1.	Which of the following statements regarding Friedel-Crafts reactions is wrong?
Answer» ALKYLATION of benzene with an alkyl chloride requires only a CATALYTIC amount of a Lewis acidsuch as aluminum chloride Alkylation of benzene with an ALCOHOL requires only a catalytic amount of a BRONSTED acid suchas phosphoric acid. Acetylation of benzene with acetyl chloride requires only a catalytic amount of a Lewis acid. Acetylation of benzene with ACETIC anhydride requires more than one equivalent of a Lewis acid. Solution :Acetylation of benzene with acetyl chloride requires only a catalytic amount of a Lewis acid.

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