Question

$\mathrm{C}{}_6\mathrm{H}{}_6+\mathrm{CH}{}_3\mathrm{Cl}\stackrel{\text{Anhy.AlCl}{}_3}{\to }\mathrm{C}{}_6\mathrm{H}{}_5\mathrm{CH}{}_3+\mathrm{HCl}$ the name of the above reaction is

• A. Gattermann
• B. Reimer-Tiemann
• C. Friedel-Craft
• D. Cannizzaro

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$C_6{H}_6+C{H}_{3}Cl\stackrel{\text{Anhy}\cdot \mathrm{AlCl}{}_3}{\to }{C}_6{H}_{5}C{H}_3+HCl$

This reaction is known as Friedel-Craft reaction.