Acetophenone can be prepared by

Options

A. Oxidation of l-phenylethanol
B. Reaction of benzylethanol with methyl magnesium bromide
C. Friedel Craft's reaction ofbenzene with acetyl chloride
D. Distillation of calcium benzoate

Answer

A, C

Explanation

`underset("1-Phenylethanol")(C_6H_5CHOHCH_3) overset([o])to underset("Acetophenone")(C_6H_5COCH_3), C_6H_6+CH_3COCl overset("Friedel Craft.s")underset("reaction")to C_6H_5COCH_3 + HCl`