Q. The treatment of benzene with benzoyl chloride in the presence of $AlCl_{3}$ gives
A) Benzaldehyde
B) Benzophenone
C) Diphenyl
D) Cyclohexane
Explanation
(b)
Benzophenone (diphenyl ketone) can be prepared by the Friedel-Crafts’ condensation between benzoyl chloride and benzene
$C_{6}H_{6} + C_{6}H_{5}COCl\overset{AlCl_{3}}{\rightarrow}C_{6}H_{5}COC_{6}H_{5} + HCl$(80%)
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