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Which of the following is not a correct statement concerning the Friedel-Crafts acylation of benzene?
Options
A An alkyl group substitutes for a hydrogen.
Correct Answer
B The benzene ring attacks an acylium ion.
C The acylium ion is resonance stabilized.
D The acylium ion is often produced from an acyl chloride.
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

In Friedel-Crafts acylation, an acyl group (not alkyl group) substitutes for a hydrogen. The other statements are correct: the benzene ring attacks an acylium ion, which is resonance stabilized and often produced from an acyl chloride.

Hint

What group substitutes in acylation versus alkylation?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1642 of 1999
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