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KCET · Chemistry · Hydrocarbons

Conversion of benzene to acetophenone can be brought by

  1. A Wurtz reaction
  2. B Wurtz-Fittig's reaction
  3. C Friedel Crafts alkylation
  4. 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.