Friedel-Crafts Acylation

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$$\text{C}_6\text{H}_6 + \text{R--COCl} \xrightarrow{\text{Anhy. AlCl}_3} \text{C}_6\text{H}_5\text{--CO--R} + \text{HCl}$$

Electrophile: Acylium ion ($$\text{R--C}\equiv\text{O}^+$$); highly stable via resonance, no carbocation rearrangement occurs.

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