Answer:
A Fridiel craft catalyst will convert benzene to acetophenone.
Permanganate catalyst can be used to convert toluene to acetophenone.
Explanation:
Benzene can be reduced to acetophenone by the addition of anhydrous aluminium chloride, AlCl₃
The mechanism is as follows:
Benzene + Acetyl choloride → acetophenone
To convert toluene to acetophenone, the following steps are necessary:
This is done by refluxing toluene with alkaline potassium permanganate (KMnO₄+ Na₂CO₃).
