Reaction of Formyl chloride and Benzene in the presence of Lewis acid AlCl3 gives which of the following

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C6H5Cl

C6H5CHO

C6H5COOH

C6H5CH3

answer is B.

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The product is called as Benzaldehyde and the reaction is as follows. The reaction is classic example of Friedal Craft acylation reaction

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