{"id":11705,"date":"2020-06-18T06:57:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T06:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=11705"},"modified":"2020-06-18T06:57:14","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T06:57:14","slug":"friedel-crafts-alkylation","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/definition\/friedel-crafts-alkylation\/","title":{"rendered":"Friedel-Crafts Alkylation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Definition:<\/h2>\n<p>An\u00a0<a class=\"glossaryLink \" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: transparent; color: #00a8e2; text-decoration: none !important; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; box-shadow: none; border-style: initial initial dotted initial;\" href=\"https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/definition\/electrophilic-aromatic-substitution\/\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;h2&gt;Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Definition:&lt;\/h2&gt;\nA substitution reaction in which an\u00a0&lt;a class=&quot;glossaryLink &quot; style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: transparent; color: #00a8e2; text-decoration: none !important; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; box-shadow: none; border-style: initial initial dotted initial;&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/definition\/aromatic\/&quot; data-cmtooltip=&quot;&lt;h2&gt;Aromatic Definition:&lt;\/h2&gt;\nA compound containing a planar ring of continuously overlapping p orbitals with [4n + 2] \u03a0 electrons.\n&lt;h2&gt;Aromatic Compound Examples:&lt;\/h2&gt;\n&lt;img class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-4567&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/aromatic.png&quot; sizes=&quot;(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px&quot; srcset=&quot;https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/aromatic.png 709w, https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/aromatic-300x211.png 300w&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;709&quot; height=&quot;498&quot; \/&gt;&quot;&gt;aromatic&lt;\/a&gt;\u00a0proton is replaced by an\u00a0&lt;a class=&quot;glossaryLink &quot; style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: transparent; color: #00a8e2; text-decoration: none !important; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; box-shadow: none; border-style: initial initial dotted initial;&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/definition\/electrophile\/&quot; data-cmtooltip=&quot;&lt;h2&gt;Electrophile Definition:&lt;\/h2&gt;\nA compound containing an electron-deficient atom that is capable of accepting a pair of electrons.\n&lt;h2&gt;Electrophile Explained:&lt;\/h2&gt;\nPositively charged and neutral atoms having vacant orbitals that are attracted to a center of electron abundance. It proceeds in the reaction by accepting an electron pair in order to bond to a nucleophile.&quot;&gt;electrophile&lt;\/a&gt;\u00a0and the\u00a0&lt;a class=&quot;glossaryLink &quot; style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: transparent; color: #00a8e2; text-decoration: none !important; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; box-shadow: none; border-style: initial initial dotted initial;&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/definition\/aromatic\/&quot; data-cmtooltip=&quot;&lt;h2&gt;Aromatic Definition:&lt;\/h2&gt;\nA compound containing a planar ring of continuously overlapping p orbitals with [4n + 2] \u03a0 electrons.\n&lt;h2&gt;Aromatic Compound Examples:&lt;\/h2&gt;\n&lt;img class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-4567&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/aromatic.png&quot; sizes=&quot;(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px&quot; srcset=&quot;https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/aromatic.png 709w, https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/aromatic-300x211.png 300w&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;709&quot; height=&quot;498&quot; \/&gt;&quot;&gt;aromatic&lt;\/a&gt;\u00a0moiety is preserved.\n&lt;h2&gt;Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Explained:&lt;\/h2&gt;\nAn organic reaction that takes place where an atom (usually H) that is attached to an\u00a0&lt;a class=&quot;glossaryLink &quot; style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: transparent; color: #00a8e2; text-decoration: none !important; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; box-shadow: none; border-style: initial initial dotted initial;&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/definition\/aromatic\/&quot; data-cmtooltip=&quot;&lt;h2&gt;Aromatic Definition:&lt;\/h2&gt;\nA compound containing a planar ring of continuously overlapping p orbitals with [4n + 2] \u03a0 electrons.\n&lt;h2&gt;Aromatic Compound Examples:&lt;\/h2&gt;\n&lt;img class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-4567&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/aromatic.png&quot; sizes=&quot;(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px&quot; srcset=&quot;https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/aromatic.png 709w, https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/aromatic-300x211.png 300w&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;709&quot; height=&quot;498&quot; \/&gt;&quot;&gt;aromatic&lt;\/a&gt;\u00a0system is replaced by an\u00a0&lt;a class=&quot;glossaryLink &quot; style=&quot;box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: transparent; color: #00a8e2; text-decoration: none !important; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; box-shadow: none; border-style: initial initial dotted initial;&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/definition\/electrophile\/&quot; data-cmtooltip=&quot;&lt;h2&gt;Electrophile Definition:&lt;\/h2&gt;\nA compound containing an electron-deficient atom that is capable of accepting a pair of electrons.\n&lt;h2&gt;Electrophile Explained:&lt;\/h2&gt;\nPositively charged and neutral atoms having vacant orbitals that are attracted to a center of electron abundance. It proceeds in the reaction by accepting an electron pair in order to bond to a nucleophile.&quot;&gt;electrophile&lt;\/a&gt;.\">electrophilic aromatic substitution<\/a>\u00a0reaction that installs an\u00a0<a class=\"glossaryLink \" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: transparent; color: #00a8e2; text-decoration: none !important; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; box-shadow: none; border-style: initial initial dotted initial;\" href=\"https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/definition\/alkyl-group\/\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;h2&gt;Alkyl Group Definition:&lt;\/h2&gt;\nA substituent or functional group lacking \u03a0 bonds and comprised of only carbon and hydrogen atoms.\n&lt;h2&gt;Alkyl Group Explained:&lt;\/h2&gt;\n&lt;img class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-4340&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/alkyl-groups.png&quot; sizes=&quot;(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px&quot; srcset=&quot;https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/alkyl-groups.png 582w, https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/alkyl-groups-300x232.png 300w&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;582&quot; height=&quot;450&quot; \/&gt;\">alkyl group<\/a>\u00a0on an\u00a0<a class=\"glossaryLink \" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: transparent; color: #00a8e2; text-decoration: none !important; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; box-shadow: none; border-style: initial initial dotted initial;\" href=\"https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/definition\/aromatic\/\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;h2&gt;Aromatic Definition:&lt;\/h2&gt;\nA compound containing a planar ring of continuously overlapping p orbitals with [4n + 2] \u03a0 electrons.\n&lt;h2&gt;Aromatic Compound Examples:&lt;\/h2&gt;\n&lt;img class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-4567&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/aromatic.png&quot; sizes=&quot;(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px&quot; srcset=&quot;https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/aromatic.png 709w, https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/aromatic-300x211.png 300w&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;709&quot; height=&quot;498&quot; \/&gt;\">aromatic<\/a>\u00a0ring.<\/p>\n<h2>Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Explained:<\/h2>\n<p>Using a strong Lewis acid\u00a0<a class=\"glossaryLink \" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; outline: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: transparent; color: #00a8e2; text-decoration: none !important; transition: all 0.3s ease 0s; box-shadow: none; border-style: initial initial dotted initial;\" href=\"https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/definition\/catalyst\/\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;h2&gt;Catalyst Definition:&lt;\/h2&gt;\nA\u00a0&lt;b&gt;catalyst\u00a0&lt;\/b&gt;is a compound that can speed up the rate of a reaction without itself being consumed by the reaction.\n&lt;h2&gt;Catalyst Explained:&lt;\/h2&gt;\nA catalyst enables the reaction to proceed via an alternative pathway, one with a considerable amount of lower activation energy. Important factors of catalyst are that they do not interfere with the equilibrium of the reaction, and thus the energies are not altered.&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-5065&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-13-at-10.19.03-PM-768x621.png&quot; sizes=&quot;(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px&quot; srcset=&quot;https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-13-at-10.19.03-PM-768x621.png 768w, https:\/\/chemistryscore.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screen-Shot-2017-11-13-at-10.19.03-PM-768x621-300x243.png 300w&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;768&quot; height=&quot;621&quot; \/&gt;\">catalyst<\/a>, where electrons are substituted. The reaction has a disadvantage because the product is more nucleophilic than the reactant due to the electron-donating alkyl-chain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Definition: An\u00a0electrophilic aromatic substitution\u00a0reaction that installs an\u00a0alkyl group\u00a0on an\u00a0aromatic\u00a0ring. Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Explained: Using a strong Lewis acid\u00a0catalyst, where electrons are substituted. 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