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Q.
Which of the following are not used as catalyst in friedel craft reactions?
Hydrocarbons
Solution:
$Si $ cannot expand its covalancy beyond $4$ and hence; $SiCl _{4}$ cannot act as a catalyst. Because of big size of $Cl$ atoms and weak interaction $b / w$ lone pair of $Cl$ and $Si$.