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ISBN: 9781118875766

Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder

Publisher: WILEY

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Aromatic organic compound or aromatic system is an important class of hydrocarbons under the branch of organic chemistry. Aromatic compounds are also called arenas. The definition of aromatic organic compounds can be stated as a class of organic compound…

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Chapter 15, Problem 36P

Many polycyclic aromatic compounds have been synthesized by a cyclization reaction known as the Bradsher reaction or aromatic cyclodehydration. This method can be illustrated by the following synthesis of 9-methylphenanthrene:

Chapter 15, Problem 36P, Many polycyclic aromatic compounds have been synthesized by a cyclization reaction known as the

An arenium ion is an intermediate in this reaction, and the last step involves the dehydration of an alcohol. Propose a plausible mechanism for this example of the Bradsher reaction.

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