How will you convert Benzene to acetophenone?

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Friedel Craft's acylation of benzene with acetyl chloride in presence of anhydrous aluminum chloride gives acetophenone.
$C_{6} H_{6} Benzene + C H_{3} - C O C l acetyl chloride A l C l_{3} - -- \to - H C l C_{6} H_{5} - C O - C H_{3} acetophenone$

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