1) Why does polysubstitution frequently occur with Friedel-Crafts alkylation but not with Friedel-Crafts acylation?2) If Benzene is reacted with t-butyl chloride, why is the chief disubstituted product the para rather than ortho isomer?

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Explanation:

Friedel-Crafts alkylation frequently undergo polysubstitution because the process  leads to the addition of an electron donating alkyl group, which activates the benzene ring to further alkylation. The acyl group rather deactivates the ring towards electrophilic substitution.

When benzene is reacted with t-butyl chloride, the chief disubstituted product is the para rather than ortho isomer because the increased bulk of the tert-butyl group hinders attack at the ortho-sites.