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ChemistryAromatic Compounds and Aryl HalidesJEE Main

Friedel-Crafts reaction of one mole of carbonyl chloride, (COCl)₂ (oxalyl chloride), with two moles of benzene yields product X. The total number of sp² hybridised C-atoms in product X is .

Answer: 14

Solution

Oxalyl chloride undergoes double Friedel-Crafts acylation with two equivalents of benzene (AlCl₃ catalyst) to give benzil, C₆H₅–CO–CO–C₆H₅ (X). All 14

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