Ethyl chloride
Ethyl benzoate can be synthesized through an esterification reaction, which involves heating benzoic acid with ethyl alcohol in the presence of either dry HCl or concentrated H2SO4.

So, the correct option is (B): Ethyl alcohol and dry HCl.
In the given reaction sequence, the structure of Y would be:








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