RESPECTED SIR,
CAN HF BE USED AS CATALYST (INSTEAD OF AlCl3) for ALKYLATING BENZENE WITH ANY ALKYL HALIDE IN FREIDEL CRAFT ALKYLATION?
YES ,HF CAN BE USED .
THE CATALYST USED FOR FRIEDEL CRAFT'S ALKYLATION IS USUALLY AlCl3 . HERE AlCl3 IS A LEWIS ACID .
HF IS ALSO A LEWIS ACID .
HF + RX -> R+ + [HFX]-
[HFX]- EXIST DUE TO THE HYDROGEN BONDING .
THE CATALYST USED FOR FRIEDEL CRAFT'S ALKYLATION IS USUALLY AlCl3 . HERE AlCl3 IS A LEWIS ACID .
HF IS ALSO A LEWIS ACID .
HF + RX -> R+ + [HFX]-
[HFX]- EXIST DUE TO THE HYDROGEN BONDING .