Suggest the name of a Lewis acid other than anhydrous aluminium chloride which can be used during ethylation of benzene.
Classify the following groups as activating or deactivating with respect to further electrophilic substitution of aromatic ring:
(a) – Cl (b) -CN
(c) – NH2 (d) –SO3H
(e) –NO2 (f) – CH3.
What is solvent naphtha? What is its true?
During coal-tar distillation, various fractions can be taken. The fraction distilling between 413-433 K is called solvent naphtha. It mainly contains xylenes and cumene and is used as a solvent for resins, rubbers, paints, etc.