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Chemistry Question on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

In a set of reactions, acetic acid yielded a product DD. CH3COOH−>[SOCl2]A−>[ Benzene ][ anhyd. AlCl3]B−>[HCN]C−>[HOH]DCH _{3} COOH {->[{ SOCl _{2}}]}A {->[{\text { Benzene }}][{\text { anhyd. } AlCl _{3}} ]} B {->[{ HCN }]} C {->[{ HOH }]} D The structure of DD would be

A

B

C

D

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CH3COOH−>[SOCl2]CH3COCl′A′−>[ Benzene ][ anhy. AlCl3]CH _{3} COOH {->[{ SOCl _{2}}]}\underset{'A'}{CH_3COCl} {->[{\text { Benzene }}][{\text { anhy. } AlCl _{3}} ]}