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Why do aromatic carboxylic acids not undergo Friedel-Crafts reactions?

Options

  1. AThe carboxyl group is activating.
  2. BThe carboxyl group is ortho-directing.
  3. CThe carboxyl group is meta-directing.
  4. DThe carboxyl group is a strong Lewis acid.

Correct answer

C. The carboxyl group is meta-directing.

Step-by-step solution

Aromatic carboxylic acids do not undergo Friedel-Crafts reactions because the carboxyl group is a deactivating and meta-directing group. Additionally, the Lewis acid catalyst, aluminum chloride, gets bonded to the carboxyl group.

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