Question & Answer: Which of the following is not a correct statement concerning the friedel-crafts alkylation of…..

Which of the following is not a correct statement concerning the friedel-crafts alkylation of benzene?

– An alkyl group substitutes for a Hydrogen

– Isomerization of alkyl group of the electrophile may happen

– Only catalytic amounts of Lewis Acid must be used

– The reaction is a convenient way to prepare n-alkyl-substituted benzene

– The alkyl ion is often produced from an alkyl chloride

– The benzene ring nucleophilically attacks an alkyl ion