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What role does aluminum chloride (Lewis acid) play in the reaction...
What role does aluminum chloride (Lewis acid) play in the reaction of aromatic carboxylic acids with Friedel-Crafts reagents?
Options
- AActivating the carboxyl group
- BDeactivating the carboxyl group
- CBonding to the carboxyl group
- DActing as a solvent
Correct answer
C. Bonding to the carboxyl group
Step-by-step solution
Aluminum chloride (Lewis acid) bonds to the carboxyl group in the reaction of aromatic carboxylic acids with Friedel-Crafts reagents.