Benzene reacts with CH3COCl in the presence of anhyd.AlCl3 to give:
A
C6H5CH3
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B
C6H5Cl
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C
C6H5COCl
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D
C6H5COCH3
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Solution
The correct option is DC6H5COCH3 Benzene reacts with CH3COCl in the presence of anhyd.AlCl3 to give C6H5COCH3. It is an example of Friedel crafts acylation reaction.