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Benzoyl chloride reacts with aniline in the presence of a base. The main product is

  1. A4-aminobenzophenone
  2. Bphenyl benzoate
  3. Cbenzophenone
  4. DN-phenylbenzamide

Answer: D

The amine nitrogen is the nucleophile and attacks the acyl carbon; is displaced. This is acylation of the amine (Schotten-Baumann), giving the amide N-phenylbenzamide.
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