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Question
Which of the following agents is used in order to make benzene react with acetyl chloride to give acetophenone?
Correct Answer
Option B is the correct answer.
Detailed Explanation
Friedel-Crafts acylation of benzene with acetyl chloride requires AlCl3 (Lewis acid) as a catalyst to generate the acylium ion (CH3CO+) electrophile.
Hint
What catalyst is used in Friedel-Crafts acylation?