MHT CET202611 April 2026Evening ShiftChemistryCarboxylic Acid DerivativesActual
Which of the following species is used in Friedel - Craft reaction?
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Friedel-Crafts acylation is an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction where an acyl group is introduced into an aromatic ring. The reagents typically used for this reaction are acyl halides (such as acid chlorides, R-CO-Cl ) or acid anhydrides, in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst like anhydrous AlCl₃ . Among the given options, R-CO-Cl (acid chloride) is the correct species used in the Friedel-Crafts acylation reaction.