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ISBN: 9780321971371

Author: Leroy G. Wade, Jan W. Simek

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 9.8, Problem 9.10P

When 2,2-dibromo-1-phenylpropane is heated overnight in fused KOH at 200 °C, the major product is a foul-smelling compound of formula C₉H₈. Propose a structure for this product, and give a mechanism to account for its formation.

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