Let's do some chemistry Veeky Forums

All right I guess mechanism questions are more fun, anyone want to explain how you get to this product?

(I'll give up after this one)

internet

something like this?

I think POCl3 might even give you the geminal dichloride of the acetophenone.

It's a good effort but I should have clarified that the POCl3 and DMF are combined first, as in the Vilsmeier reaction, and then the acetophenone is added. But seeing as I never explicitly said that the first time round, this whole thing has been a disaster.

And there were also no hints for stoechiometrics which was confusing as well