Question: When a dilute solution of 6-phenylhexanoyl chloride in carbon disulfide was slowly added (over a period of 8 days!) to a suspension of aluminum chloride

When a dilute solution of 6-phenylhexanoyl chloride in carbon disulfide was slowly added (over a period of 8 days!) to a suspension of aluminum chloride in the same solvent, it yielded a product A (C12H14O) in 67% yield. Oxidation of A gave benzene-1, 2-dicarboxylic acid.

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