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The reaction below shows a Friedel-Crafts alkylation.
+ R-CI
AICI 3
AOC XT
-R + HCI
Draw curved arrows to show the movement of electrons in the step of the mechanism and the resonance shown below.
Arrow-pushing Instructions
0--[XX-XX-XX]

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Given reaction is an electrophilic substitution of benzene in which hydrogen is replaced by alkyl group when benzene is reacted with alkyl halide and a Lewis acid (AlCl₃). This reaction is known as Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction.

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