Question

The action of $AlC{l}_3$ in Friedel Craft's reaction is:

• A. to absorb HCl
• B. to release HCl
• C. to generate electrophile
• D. to produce nucleophile

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

to generate electrophile

The action of $AlC{l}_3$ in friedel craft's reaction is to produce an electrophile.

As $AlC{l}_3$ is a good lewis acid,it can generated an electrophile.