Identify the Electrophile in a Friedel-Crafts Alkylation

question 5

Multiple Choice

Identify the electrophile in a Friedel-Crafts alkylation.

• A) aluminum chloride
• B) carbocation
• C) aluminum tetrachloride ion
• D) carbanion
• E) radical

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