Question
How will you prepare acetophenone from benzene? (Friedel – Crafts acylation).
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Answer
When benzene is treated with acetyl chloride in the prcscncc of anhydrous aluminium chloride, acetophenonc is obtained. This reaction is known as Friedel – Crafts acylation.
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