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ChemistryAromatic Compounds and Aryl HalidesJEE Main

When RCOCl and AlCl₃ are used together in a Friedel–Crafts acylation, the electrophile is

Answer: (C)

Solution

AlCl₃ coordinates to and abstracts Cl⁻ from the acyl chloride, generating the

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