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Q. In Friedel-Crafts acylation, besides $AlCl_{3}$, the other reactants are

Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Solution:

In Friedel-Crafts acylation, aromatic compounds such as benzene, phenol, etc., undergo acylation with $CH_{3}COCl$ in the presence of anhydrous $AlCl_{3}$ and gives ortho and para derivatives. Intermediate is $CH_{3}C^{+}=O$ (acylium ion) of this reaction
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