1,4-Dimethylbenzene on heating with anhydrous AlCl_3 and HCl produces

1.	1,4-Dimethylbenzene on heating with anhydrous AlCl_3 and HCl produces
Answer» 1,2-dimethylbenzene 1,3-dimethylbenzene 1,2,3-trimethylbenzene ethylbenzene Solution :1,4-Dimethylbenzene when HEATED with anhydrous `AlCl_3` and HCL undergoes ISOMERIZATION to give thermodynamically more STABLE 1,3-dimethylbenzene as shown below :

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