The major product formed in the Friedel-Craft acylation of chlorobenzene is

The major product formed in the Friedel-Craft acylation of chlorobenzene is

Solution

Friedel-Crafts acylation is a reaction in which the addition of an acyl group to an aromatic ring takes place. The reaction will lead to the aromatic ring being transformed into a ketone.

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