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Chemistry Question on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Consider the following set of reactions : CH3COOH>[SOCl2]A {CH3COOH ->[SOCl_2] A} >[Benzene][Anhyd.AlCl3]B { ->[Benzene][Anhyd. AlCl_3] B} >[HCN]C { ->[HCN] C} >[HOH]D { ->[HOH] D} The structure of D would be

A

B

C

D

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CH3COOH>[SOCl2]CH3COCl {CH3COOH ->[{SOCl_2}] CH3COCl} >[Benzene][Anhyd.AlCl3] { ->[{Benzene}][{Anhyd. AlCl_3}] } \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad(A)