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Friday, January 10, 2020

Why Friedel–Crafts alkylations often give polysubstitution products but Friedel–Crafts acylations do not.



Alkyls groups are electron donating hence activating benzene ring for further alkylation as result polysubstituted product is obtained. While acyl groups are electron withdrawing and ring deactivating as result further substitution does not take place