Question

Convert chlorobenzene to 2 chloroacetophenone

Answer 1

Chlorobenzene can be converted to o-chloroacetophenone as follows:

Answer 2

Conversion of chlorobenzene to 2 chloroacetophenone:

• As the given statements indicate that the product must be obtained from chlorobenzene, it is considered as the reactant.
• As 2-chloroacetophenone is the required substance it is considered as the product.
• To convert the chlorobenzene to 2-chloroacetophenone, it is made to react with a substance called acetyl chloride ($CH_3-CO-Cl$) in the presence of anhydrous $AlCl_3$ as catalyst.
• Due to Friedel craft acetylation reaction, it gets converted into 2-chloroacetophenone which is the expected product.
• The equation involved in the conversion process is given in the attachment.

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