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Topic: can monochlorobenzene be added to another benzene ring via friedel-craft?  (Read 2652 times)

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Offline Chaste

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Hi all,

as above.

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Re: can monochlorobenzene be added to another benzene ring via friedel-craft?
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2010, 05:53:56 AM »
Show me the mechanism.
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Re: can monochlorobenzene be added to another benzene ring via friedel-craft?
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2010, 11:51:08 AM »
I'm asking if it's possible just like FC-alkylation.

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Re: can monochlorobenzene be added to another benzene ring via friedel-craft?
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2010, 03:13:15 PM »
You can know if it's possible by writing the mechanism, as orgopete suggested.
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