Aldehydes Ketones Question 107
Question: Consider the following statement Acetophenone can be prepared by (1) Oxidation of 1-phenylethanol (2) Reaction of benzalthanol with methyl magnesium bromide (3) Friedel craft’s reaction of benzene with acetyl chloride (4) Distillation of calcium benzoate
[SCRA 2001]
Options:
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 4
C) 1 and 3
D) 3 and 4
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
$ \underset{1-Phenylethanol}{\mathop{C_6H_5CHOHCH_3}}\xrightarrow{[O]}\underset{Acetophenone}{\mathop{C_6H_5COCH_3}} $
$ C_6H_6+CH_3COCl\underset{reaction}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{Friedel\text{craft }’\text{ s}}}}C_6H_5COCH_3+HCl $
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