Did you notice a difference in the number of times your substrate underwent addition in the two Friedel-Crafts reactions? Why was there a difference or why was there no difference?

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Kane Patrick

23 May, 04:07

Did you notice a difference in the number of times your substrate underwent addition in the two Friedel-Crafts reactions? Why was there a difference or why was there no difference?

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Juan · Answer 1

a. Yes, there was a difference in the number of times your substrate underwent addition in the two Friedel-Crafts reactions.

b. There was a difference - due to the fact that the first added alkyl group increaseD the electron density on benzene ring.

Explanation:

Yes, there was a difference in the number of times the substrate underwent addition in the two Friedel-Crafts reactions.

There was a difference - There was an increase in the rate of second Friedel-Craft reaction due to the fact that the first added alkyl group increaseD the electron density on benzene ring.

Therefore the rate of the addition reaction increases.