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Indicate steps which would convent:
(A) Phenol to acetophenone
(B). Acetic acid to tert-butyl alcohol.

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(i) `"Phenol to acetophenone: "underset("phenol")(C_(6)H_(5)OH)overset("Zn dust")underset(-ZnO)rarrunderset("benzene")(C_(6)H_(6))overset(CH_(3)COCl)underset(underset(-HCl)("anhydrous AlCl"(3)))rarrunderset("acetophenone")(C_(6)H_(5)COCH_(3))`
(ii) Acetic acid to tertiary butyl alcohol:
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