Question

Which is not true about acetophenone?

• A. It reacts with alkaline potassium permanganate followed by acid hydrolysis and forms benzoic acid
• B. It reacts with iodine and sodium hydroxide to form tri-iodomethane
• C. It is prepared by the reaction of benzene with benzoyl chloride in presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride
• D. It does not react with freshly prepared ammoniacal silver nitrate solution

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

When benzene reacts with benzoyl chloride in the presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride, benzophenone, not the acetophenone, is obtained as product.