Acetophenone cannot be prepared easily starting from

Options

A. `C_(6)H_(5)CH(OH)CH_(3)`
B. `C_(6)H_(5)CH_(3)`
C. `C_(6)H_(5)C-=CH`
D. `C_(6)H_(6)`

Answer

B

Explanation

Acetophenone cannot be prepared easily starting from toluene because prepareation of acetophenone from toluene can only be done by using multistep reaction.
From rest of the compounds its can be made easily.
`CH_(6)H_(5)-overset(OH)overset(|)(CH)-CH_(3) overset([O])to C_(6)H_(5)-overset(O)overset(||)C-CH_(3)`
`C_(6)H_(5)-=CH overset(Hg^(2+), H_(2)SO_(4)) toC_(6)H_(5)-overset(O) overset(||)C-CH_(3)`
`C_(6)H_(6)+CH_(3)COCloverset("Anhy". AlCl_(3)) to C_(6)H_(5)COCH_(3)`