CBSE Class 11-science Answered
Why is PhNO2 a
suitable solvent for the Friedel-Crafts alkylation of PhBr while benzene is
not?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 04 Jun, 2014, 13:23: PM
Benzene is more reactive than bromobenzene in the Friedel-Crafts reaction and would alkylate more rapidly. Nitrobenzene may be used because it does not undergo the Friedel-Crafts reaction owing to the deactivating effect of the NO2 group (CS2 can also be used).
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