Question

STATEMENT-1: Polyacylation in benzene does not occur during Friedel-Craft’s acylation.
STATEMENT-2: This is because the product ketone is much more reactive than the starting material.

• A. Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for statement-1
• B. Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for statement-1
• C. Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
• D. Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true

Answer 1

The correct option is C Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false

Polyacylation in benzene does not occur during Friedel-Craft’s acylation because of the deactivating nature of the group attached, it is no longer susceptible to electrophilic attack.