Q.

Statement 1: Friedel-Crafts reaction is used to introduce an alkyl or acyl group in benzene nucleus

Statement 2: Benzene is a solvent for the Friedel-Crafts alkylation of bromobenzene.

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a

Both statements 1 and 2 are correct

b

Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect

c

Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct

d

Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

(I) Friedel-Craft's reaction is used to introduce an alkyl or acyl group in benzene nucleus….Statement I is true.
(II) If benzene is used as a solvent, during alkylation of bromobenzene, benzene will be alkylated in preference to bromobenzene.

 Benzene is more reactive towards Electrophilic substitution than bromobenzene….Statement 2 is false

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Statement 1: Friedel-Crafts reaction is used to introduce an alkyl or acyl group in benzene nucleusStatement 2: Benzene is a solvent for the Friedel-Crafts alkylation of bromobenzene.