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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Hydrocarbons

In the conversion of A to \(\mathrm{B}\), the electrophile involved is

  1. A \({ }^{\oplus} \mathrm{CH}_3\)
  2. C \(\mathrm{Cl}^{\oplus}\)
  3. D < smiles>C[C+]=O < /smiles>
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(D) < smiles>C[C+]=O < /smiles>

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The electrophile in friedel-crafts acylation of A to B is the acylinium ion \(\mathrm{CH}_3-\stackrel{\oplus}{\mathrm{C}} \mathrm{O}\).