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The attempted Friedel-Crafts alkylation of benzene with butylchloride \( / \m ...
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The attempted Friedel-Crafts alkylation of benzene with butylchloride \( / \mathrm{AlCl}_{3} \) does not give good yields of the direct alkylation product. A better alternative is Friedel-Crafts acylation followed by reduction. (i) Show the structures of the products from the following reaction and give a mechanistic explanation of their origin.