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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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What is the major organic product of the reaction between benzene and isobutyl chloride in the presence of AlCl3?
Options
A tert-butylbenzene
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B isobutylbenzene
C n-butylbenzene
D chlorobenzene
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Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Friedel-Crafts alkylation of benzene with isobutyl chloride (2-methylpropyl chloride) gives tert-butylbenzene (cumene) as the major product due to rearrangement of the carbocation to the more stable tertiary carbocation.

Hint

What is the product of Friedel-Crafts alkylation with isobutyl chloride?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1643 of 1999
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