$B e n z e n e + S u c c i n i c a c i d \to$

4-oxo-4-phenylbutanoic acid

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Solution

The correct option is A 4-oxo-4-phenylbutanoic acid
Benzene $+$ Succinic acid $\to 4 - o x o - 4 - p h e n y l b u t a n o i c a c i d + H_{2} O$ .
Benzene is acylated with removal of a molecule of water. It is electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction.

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