How do you Add Methyl to Benzene?

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Solution

Addition of an alkyl group to benzene molecule is known as Friedel-crafts alkylation reaction. It is given in below diagram:

This reaction is an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction.
This reaction method begins from methyl bromide of a methyl carbocation
${AlCl}_{3}$ is act as catalyst, it form complex with methyl chloride to give methyl carbocation which further reacted with benzene to form final product.
The mechanism of Friedel craft reaction is explained in below diagram:

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