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Question
Read the following reaction and answer the questions given below:

- Write the name of the reaction.
- Identify the electrophile in it.
- How is this electrophile generated?
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Solution
- The name of the reaction is Friedel-Craft’s alkylation reaction.
- The electrophile in the reaction is +CH3.
- The electrophile +CH3 is generated as follows:
\[\ce{\underset{\text{Methyl chloride}}{CH3 -}Cl + AlCl3 -> \underset{\text{Electrophile}}{^+CH3 +}AlCl^-_4}\]
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