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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: HYDROCARBONS

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S-I: Friedal Crafts Acylation of benzene with acetic anhydride in presence of anhydrous AlCl3{AlCl}_3 yields acetophenone and not poly substituted products.
S-II: It is due to stearic hindrance of bulky actyl group CH3− CO∥−C{H_3} - \mathop {{\text{ }}C}\limits^{\begin{array}{cccccccccccccccccccc} O \\ \parallel \end{array}}- and also, it is a deactivating group.
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Correct option: A
S-I &\& S-II are true
Option A is correct because Friedel-Crafts acylation indeed yields acetophenone and not polysubstituted products due to steric hindrance and the deactivating nature of the acyl group.

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