Organic Chemistry
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Author: John E. McMurry
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 16.SE, Problem 42MP
Treatment of p-tert-butylphenol with a strong acid such as H2SO4 yields phenol and 2-methylpropene. Propose a mechanism.
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