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  4. The major product obtained in the reaction of toluene with 1 - bromo -2- methyl propane in the presence of anhyd. AlCl3 is

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Q. The major product obtained in the reaction of toluene with $1 -$ bromo $-2-$ methyl propane in the presence of anhyd. $AlCl_{3}$ is

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Solution:

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This reaction is known as Friedel-Crafts alkylation, where alkyl group.
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Which acts as an electrophile is added to toluene by an electrophilic aromatic substitution
The mechanism of this reaction is as follows :
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