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Why is it important the there is no water present in the friedel-crafts reaction?

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Friedel-Crafts Reaction

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  1. An acid halide or anhydride is used in the reaction.  These react with water to form (in the case of a halide) the organic acid and the hydrohalide (HCl, for instance) or (with the anhydride) just the organic acid.

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