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Aniline is shaken with benzoyl chloride, , and aqueous (Schotten-Baumann conditions). The product is:

  1. AN-phenylbenzamide (benzanilide)
  2. Bphenyl benzoate
  3. CN-benzylaniline
  4. Dbenzophenone

Answer: A

The nucleophilic nitrogen of aniline attacks the acyl chloride and the neutralises the HCl formed. The product is , N-phenylbenzamide. Phenyl benzoate would need phenol, and benzophenone needs Friedel-Crafts acylation.
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