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How is Benzonitrile converted to Benzophenone?
How is benzophenone prepared from benzonitrile?
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Solution
Benzonitrile reacts with phenyl magnesium bromide in equimolecular proportion in the presence of dry ether to give an adduct, which on acid hydrolysis gives benzophenone

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