Name the electrophile produced in the reaction of benzene with benzoyl chloride in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3. Name the reaction also.
Name the electrophile produced in the reaction of benzene with benzoyl chloride in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3. Name the reaction also.
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The electrophile formed when benzene reacts with benzoyl chloride in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3 is benzoylinium cation, and the resultant product is benzophenone. Friedel Crafts acylation reaction is the name for this reaction.
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