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1) Explain carefully, with a drawing, why the protons substituted ortho to an acetyl group normally have a greater chemical shift than the other protons on the ring.

2) Write equations for what happens when aluminum chloride is hydrolyzed in water. Do the same for acetyl chloride.

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