In an example Friedel-Crafts acylation, the electrophile is generated from an acid chloride (CH,CH,CH,COCI) and a Lewis acid (FeCl, ). Identify cach step of the mechanism and draw the resulting product from cach step. A. What is the first step of the mechanism? A curved arrow starts from a chlorine in FeCl, and points towards the chlorine in the acid chloride. A curved arrow starts from the bond between the carbonyl and chlorine in the acid chloride and points to the iron. A curved arrow starts from a chlorine in FeCl, and points towards the carbonyl. A curved arrow starts from the lone pair of the chlorine in the acid chloride and points to the iron. B. Add bonds, electron pairs and charges to show the product of the first step. Select Draw Rings More Erase Fe :a: Fe C. Which bond is broken in the second step of the mechanism? the bond between the carbonyl and the chlorine the bond between the carbonyl and the alkyl group the bond between the iron and the chlorine D. Draw the products of the second step of the mechanism. Be sure to add lone pairs and charges, where applicable. Select Rings More Erase Draw 0 000

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In an example Friedel-Crafts acylation, the electrophile is generated from an acid chloride (CH,CH,CH,COCI) and a
Lewis acid (FeCl, ). Identify cach step of the mechanism and draw the resulting product from cach step.
A. What is the first step of the mechanism?
A curved arrow starts from a chlorine in FeCl, and points towards the chlorine in the acid chloride.
A curved arrow starts from the bond between the carbonyl and chlorine in the acid chloride and points to the iron.
A curved arrow starts from a chlorine in FeCl, and points towards the carbonyl.
A curved arrow starts from the lone pair of the chlorine in the acid chloride and points to the iron.
B. Add bonds, electron pairs and charges to show the product of the first step.
Select
Draw
Rings
More
Erase
Fe
:a:
Fe
C. Which bond is broken in the second step of the mechanism?
the bond between the carbonyl and the chlorine
the bond between the carbonyl and the alkyl group
the bond between the iron and the chlorine
D. Draw the products of the second step of the mechanism. Be sure to add lone pairs and charges, where applicable.
Select
Draw
Rings
More
Erase
I c o a Fe
0 000
Transcribed Image Text:In an example Friedel-Crafts acylation, the electrophile is generated from an acid chloride (CH,CH,CH,COCI) and a Lewis acid (FeCl, ). Identify cach step of the mechanism and draw the resulting product from cach step. A. What is the first step of the mechanism? A curved arrow starts from a chlorine in FeCl, and points towards the chlorine in the acid chloride. A curved arrow starts from the bond between the carbonyl and chlorine in the acid chloride and points to the iron. A curved arrow starts from a chlorine in FeCl, and points towards the carbonyl. A curved arrow starts from the lone pair of the chlorine in the acid chloride and points to the iron. B. Add bonds, electron pairs and charges to show the product of the first step. Select Draw Rings More Erase Fe :a: Fe C. Which bond is broken in the second step of the mechanism? the bond between the carbonyl and the chlorine the bond between the carbonyl and the alkyl group the bond between the iron and the chlorine D. Draw the products of the second step of the mechanism. Be sure to add lone pairs and charges, where applicable. Select Draw Rings More Erase I c o a Fe 0 000
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Friedel Craft acylation :- 

    In this reaction generation of electrophilic acyl group from acyl chloride react with anhydrous FeCl3 or AlCl3 . Now the electrophilic acyl group attack on benzene ring or its derivatives to form final product acyl benzene. 

     

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