Phenol is manufactured from the hydrocarbon, cumene. Cumene (isopropyl benzene) is oxidized in the presence of air to cumene hydroperoxide. It is converted to phenol and acetone by treating it with dilute acid.
NEET UG 2019 — Chemistry Organic Chemistry
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The structure of intermediate A in the following reaction, is:
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