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Statement 1: Friedel-Craft’s reaction between benzene and acetic anhydride in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3 yields acetophenone and not polysubstituted products.

Statement 2 : Acetophenone formed poisons the catalyst preventing further reaction.

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Important Questions on Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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The increasing order of reactivity of the following compounds towards aromatic electrophilic substitution reaction is:
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The oxidation of benzene by V2O5 in the presence of air produces:
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Among the following, the reaction that proceeds through an electrophilic substitution, is:

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The increasing order of the reactivity of the following compounds towards electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions is:
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The major product obtained in the reaction of toluene with 1-brome-2-methyl propane in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3 is
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p-Hydroxybenzophenone upon reaction with bromine in carbon tetrachloride gives:
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 The major product of the following reaction is:

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Aromatic electrophilic substitution reaction that is reversible is
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Which product is formed when the following compound is treated with Br2 in the presence of FeBr3?
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Which of the following can be used as the halide component for Friedel-Crafts reaction?
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Consider the following reactions:
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Which of these reactions are possible?
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The major product obtained in the given reaction is:

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P on treatment with Br2/FeBr3 in CCl4 produced a single isomer C8H7O2Br wile heating P with sodalime gives toluene. The compound P is:
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Some meta-directing substituents in aromatic substitution are given. Which one is most deactivating?
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In the following reaction sequence the major products A and B are :

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Which of the following compounds will not undergo Friedel Crafts reaction with benzene?
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In the following reactions

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X and Y, respectively, are:

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The major product of the following reaction is:
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