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Product from a F-Krafts alkylation of m-xylene with chloroform?

yojoe
in Organic Chemistry

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Here's the generic Reaction:

 

*Underscores mean subscripts

 

CHCl_3, AlCl_3

ArH ---------------> Ar_3C+

 

I'm understanding this to be a carbon atom (with a carbocation) attached to 3 phenyl groups

 

 

If replacing ArH with m-xylene, would the product have a phenyl ortho between the methyl groups and then have two more phenyl groups, each para to each methyl group? This is all I can think of since steric hindrance and carbocation stability play a role.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you! :)

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