Engineering
Chemistry
Aromatic Nucleophilic Substitution
Question

Benzene reacts with CH3Cl in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3 to form:

Toluene
Xylene
Chlorobenzene
Benzyl chloride
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Solution
Benzene reacts with CH3Cl in presence of anhydrous AlCl3 ​to give toulene.
This is Friedel crafts Alkylation and an electrophilic substitution reaction.

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