A Friedel - Crafts reaction is an organic coupling reaction involving an electrophilic aromatic substitution that is used for the attachment of substituents to aromatic rings. The two primary types of Friedel - Crafts reactions are the alkylation and acylation reactions. State, whether the following statements are True or False: In Friedel - Crafts reaction , A l C l 3 is an electrophile. Statement-1 : Friedel - crafts reaction between benzene and acetic anhydride in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3 yields acetophenone and not poly substituted products. Statement-2 : Acetophenone formed, poisons the catalyst preventing further reaction . Benzoic acid does not undergo Friedel - Crafts reaction due to deactivation of the benzene ring by the electron-withdrawing effect of −COOH group.
