NCERT Class XII Chemistry
Chapter - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
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Write equations of the following reactions :
(i) Friedel-Crafts reaction – alkylation of anisole.
(ii) Nitration of anisole.
(iii) Bromination of anisole in ethanoic acid medium.
(iv) Friedel-Craft’s acetylation of anisole.
Solution:  
(i) Friedel-Crafts reaction (Alkylation) :
(ii) Nitration of anisole : Anisole reacts with a mixture of concentrated sulphuric acid and nitric acid to yield a mixture of ortho and para nitroanisole.
(iii) Bromination
(iv) Friedel-Craft’s acetylation of anisole.
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