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Question

In Friedel-Craft's synthesis of toluene, the reactants in addition to anhydrous $AlCl_3$ are

$C_6 H_5 Cl + CH_4$

$C_6 H_5 CI + CH_3 Cl$

$C_6 H_6 + CH_4$

$C_6 H_6 + CH_3 Cl$

Answer

$C_6 H_6 + CH_3 Cl$

Explanation

Solution

Friedel-Craft's alkylation of benzene (Ar-H) .Mechanism of this reaction is represented as follows:
Step I
$CH_3 Cl+AlCl_3 \longrightarrow \, \, \, \, ^{\, \, \, \, \, \, \, \, ^{+}_{CH_3}}_{Electrophile} \, \, \, \, +AlCl^-_4$
Thus, $C_6 H_6$ and $CH_3 Cl$ are required in addition to
$AlCl_3$ .

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