Name the electrophile produced in the reaction of benzene with benzoyl chloride in the presence of anhydrous $AlCl_3$. Name the reaction also.

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(N/A) The electrophile produced is the benzoylium cation $(C_6H_5CO^{+})$.
The reaction is known as the Friedel-Crafts acylation reaction.

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