MHT CET 2022 Chemistry question

Identify the product B in the following reaction Benzoyl chloride + B+ HCl

(A)Acetophenone
(B)Benzaldehyde
(C)Benzoic acidCorrect
(D)Benzene

Answer: (C)

Solution

Acid chlorides are readily hydrolysed by water by nucleophilic acyl substitution; the -Cl is replaced by -OH: . So B is benzoic acid: option (C). Acetophenone would need

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