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Benzene reacts with ethanoyl chloride and anhydrous to give X. X is warmed with and excess aqueous , and the aqueous layer is then acidified. The organic products formed in the two steps (the acid and the yellow solid) are

  1. Aphenylacetic acid and triiodomethane ()
  2. Bbenzoic acid and tetraiodomethane ()
  3. Cethanoic acid and iodobenzene
  4. Dbenzoic acid and triiodomethane ()

Answer: D

Friedel-Crafts acylation gives acetophenone, . The haloform reaction cleaves the unit to give sodium benzoate and , and acidification gives .
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