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Benzaldehyde can be prepared from benzene by passing vapours of _____ and _______ in its solution in presence of catalyst mixture of aluminium chloride and cuprous chloride. The reaction is known as:
  1. HCl,SnCl4, Resenmund reduction
  2. CO,HCl, Gattermann - Koch reaction
  3. O3, alcohol, Wolff - Kishner reduction
  4. CO2,H2SO4 , Clemmensen reduction

A
CO,HCl, Gattermann - Koch reaction
B
O3, alcohol, Wolff - Kishner reduction
C
HCl,SnCl4, Resenmund reduction
D
CO2,H2SO4 , Clemmensen reduction
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Benzaldehyde can be prepared from benzene by passing vapours of CO and HCl in its solution in presence of catalyst mixture of AlCl3 and CuCl. The reaction is known as Gatterman Koch reaction.

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