Friedel crafts acylatation

Question 1

the What does this form?

Answer 1

= benzene to phenyl ketone
= hcl
= Alcl3

Question 2

What are the reagants for this reaction?

Answer 2

= acyl chloride in the pressence of anhydrous chloride catalyst

Question 3

What are the conditions for this reaction?

Answer 3

= heated under reflux and this is an electrophilic substituion reaction

Question 4

What is the equation for the formation of the elecyrophile?

Answer 4

= AlCl3 + Ch3COcl => [Ch3CO+] + [AlCl4]-

Question 5

what is the mechanism?

Answer 5

= the delocalised syetem in the benzene is attracted to the partial posiitve charge CO+ electrophile this forms a horse shoe shape and the bond between carbon and hydrogen breaks with the electrons going into the benzene

Question 6

What is the overall equation?

Answer 6

= [CH3CO]+ + [AlCl4]- + benzene => phenyl ketone, Alcl3 and Hcl