A major use of the compound cumene is in the industrial

Chapter 8, Problem 8.33

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A major use of the compound cumene is in the industrial preparation of phenol and acetone in the two-step synthesis, shown below. O2 Initiator H3O+ OOH Chapter 16 Cumene Cumene hydroperoxide Phenol Acetone OH + O Write a mechanism for the fi rst step. We will see in 16.65 how to complete the synthesis.

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