Q.
In a set of reactions acetic acid yielded a product D.
$CH_{3} COOH \ce{->[{SOCl_{2}}]} A \ce{->[{\text{Benzene}}][{\text{anhy} AlCl_{3}}]} B \ce{->[{HCN}]} C \ce{->[{H_{2}O}]}$
The structure of D would be
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Solution:
$CH_{3}COOH \ce{->[{SOCl_2}][{}]} CH_{3}COCl \ce{->[{\text{Benzene}}][{\text{anhy}. AlCl_3}]}$
