GKFix MCQ Question

How is the electrophile generated in the acylation of benzene using acetyl chloride and AlCl3?

• A. AlCl3 directly provides the acyl group
• B. AlCl3 abstracts a proton from acetyl chloride
• C. AlCl3 coordinates with acetyl chloride to form the acylium ion CH3CO+
• D. AlCl3 reduces acetyl chloride to an aldehyde