KCET · Chemistry · Hydrocarbons
Conversion of benzene to acetophenone can be brought by
- A Wurtz reaction
- B Wurtz-Fittig's reaction
- C Friedel Crafts alkylation
- D Friedel Crafts acylation
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(D) Friedel Crafts acylation
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Benzene on treatment with a carboxylic acid chloride or anhydride in the presence of anhydrous \(\mathrm{AlCl}_{3}\) forms aliphatic-aromatic ketones. The reaction is known as Friedel-Crafts acylation.


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