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Each of the following reactions has been reported in the chemical literature, and the majo...

Each of the following reactions has been reported in the chemical literature, and the major organic product has been isolated in good yield. Write a structural formula for the product of each reaction.

(a) Treatment of benzoyl chloride  with chlorine and iron(III) chloride


(b) Treatment of methyl benzoate with nitric acid and sulfuric acid


(c) Nitration of 1-phenyl-1-propanone

Sample Solution (a) Benzoyl chloride has a carbonyl group attached directly to the ring.

substituent is meta-directing. The combination of chlorine and iron(I I I) chloride introduces a chlorine onto the ring. The product is m - chlorobenzoyl chloride.

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