Treatment of benzene with CO/HCl in the presence of anhydrous AlCl_3\text{/}CuCl followed by reaction with Ac_2O\text{/}NaOAc gives compound X as the major product. Compound X upon reaction with Br_2\text{/}Na_2CO_3, followed by heating at 473 K with moist KOH furnishes Y as the major product. Reaction of X with H_2\text{/}Pd-C, followed by H_3PO_4 treatment gives Z as the major product. The compoud Y is [JEE Adv 2018 P1]

Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

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Treatment of benzene with CO/HCl in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3/CuCl followed by reaction with Ac2O/NaOAc gives compound X as the major product. Compound X upon reaction with Br2/Na2CO3, followed by heating at 473 K with moist KOH furnishes Y as the major product. Reaction of X with H2/Pd−C, followed by H3PO4 treatment gives Z as the major product.

The compoud Y is

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