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Offline redditman88

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Alkylation
« on: February 24, 2010, 01:10:11 AM »
Can someone point me in the right direction with this?

I am trying to figure out the lewis structure of the product formed when benzene and cyclopentylchloride react with AlCl3.

The (incorrect) product I have is:



What am I doing wrong here?
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Re: Alkylation
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2010, 01:20:11 AM »
When you write out a mechanism, the atoms being added and subtracted will guide you to the correct product. In this case, AlCl3 will complex with the chloride of the cyclopentyl chloride. The by-product of the reaction is HCl.
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Re: Alkylation
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2010, 04:00:17 AM »
Ok, so I realized that I was just delirious after working on chem for a few hours.  I found the problem, a simple mistake.  I just need some sleep.

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