The rearrangement of phenyl esters to $o-$ and $p-$ hydroxy ketones in the presence of $AlCl_3$ is known as:

  • A
    Friedel-Crafts reaction
  • B
    Fries rearrangement
  • C
    Esterification
  • D
    Coupling

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