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Outline a laboratory synthesis of p-chlorobenzaldehyde starting with chlrobenzene.?

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  • 7 years ago

    Cl-Bz + CH3COCl/AlCl3 ----> Cl-Bz-COCH3 + DIBAL-H/H2O ---> Cl-Bz-CHO

    -First step Friedel crafts acylation to get ketone group on opp. side of Cl

    -Second step use DIBAL-H, a special reducing agent that reduces esters, carb. acids, and ketones to an aldehyde...Or, you could have used LiAlH4, H2O, then PCC.

    -This makes p-cl-bz-ald

    Merry christmas.

    Source(s): Organic chemistry nerd
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