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Draw the major organic product of the following Friedel–Crafts alkylation. (An excess of benzene is present.)

aw the major organic product of the following Friedel-Crafts alkylation. (An excess of benzene is present.) AICI, Previous ⓧ Give Up & View Solution # Try Again Next Exit Explanation This reaction is an electrophilic aromatic substitution. The aluminum chloride polarizes the chlorine-carbon bond of the alkyl halide, imparting carbocation character (i.e., electrophilicity) to the alkyl group Since an excess of benzene is present, we expect a monoalkylation product.

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CI excess benzene