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What happens when anisole is treated with CH3Cl/anhydrousAlCl3? Write chemical equation in support of your answer.

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When anisole is treated with CH3Cl in presence of anhydrous AlCl3, a mixture of ortho and para methyl anisole is produced.
Anisole undergoes Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction with an alkyl halide in presence of Lewis acid AlCl3 as a catalyst.

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