Friedel Crafts alkylation and acylation

Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation are two important organic reactions used to attach an alkyl or acyl group to an aromatic ring. Friedel-Crafts alkylation involves the reaction of an alkyl halide with an aromatic ring in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst such as aluminum trichloride (AlCl3) or ferric chloride (FeCl3). The mechanism involves the…