Question

Draw the products formed when each compound is treated with${\mathbf{CH}}_{\mathbf{3}}{\mathbf{CH}}_{\mathbf{2}}\mathbf{COCl}\mathbf{,}{\mathbf{AlCl}}_{\mathbf{3}}$

Short answer

a. No reaction

b. No reaction

c.

Step-by-step solution

Friedel-Craft acylation reaction

Treatment of substituted benzene with RCOCl in the presence of the aluminum trichloride results in substitution in the aromatic ring.

Product formation in a, b, and c

a. 2-Methyl-1-phenylpropan-1-one does not react with ${\mathbf{CH}}_{\mathbf{3}}{\mathbf{CH}}_{\mathbf{2}}\mathbf{COCl}\mathbf{,}{\mathbf{AlCl}}_{\mathbf{3}}$ .

b. N, N-Dimethylaniline does not react with ${\mathbf{CH}}_{\mathbf{3}}{\mathbf{CH}}_{\mathbf{2}}\mathbf{COCl}\mathbf{,}{\mathbf{AlCl}}_{\mathbf{3}}$ .

c. The reaction of N-phenylacetamide with${\mathbf{CH}}_{\mathbf{3}}{\mathbf{CH}}_{\mathbf{2}}\mathbf{COCl}\mathbf{,}{\mathbf{AlCl}}_{\mathbf{3}}$ is shown below.