Statement 1: Friedel-Craft's alkylation of benzene can give rearranged products.
Statement 2: Alkyl benzene is more reactive than Acyl benzene towards Electrophilic substitution.

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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect

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(I) Alkyl carbocation can rearrange to a more stable alkyl carbocation.

So Friedel- craft's reaction can give rearranged products.

(II) -R group shows +I and +R effects ----- It is an activating group towards ESR.

-COR group shows -I, -M effects ----- It is a deactivating group towards ESR.

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