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Question:

The reaction, Q to R and R to S, are:

Aromatic sulfonation and Friedel-Crafts acylation

Dehydration and Friedel-Crafts acylation

Friedel-Crafts alkylation and Friedel-Crafts acylation

Friedel-Crafts alkylation, dehydration and Friedel-Crafts acylation

Solution:

The reaction, Q to R and R to S, are Friedel-Crafts alkylation and Friedel-Crafts acylation. Friedel-Crafts alkylation is the introduction of an alkyl group into a benzene ring in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst such as anhydrous AlCl3. Friedel-Crafts acylation is the introduction of an acyl group into a benzene ring in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst such as anhydrous AlCl3.