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Cumene process for phenol: substrate and products

This type of question, asked 2 times: May 2022 S1, 20 Apr 2025 S1. All 2 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    May 2022 S1

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    What is the product formed when cumene is air oxidised in presence of Co-naphthenate and further treated with dilute acid?

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  2. Question 2

    20 Apr 2025 S1

    65
    Identify the substrate ' XX ' in the following reaction. X+O2 (air) → ii) dil HClΔ i) Co-naphthenate 423 KX +\underset{\text{~(air)~}}{O_{2}}\xrightarrow[\text{~ii) dil~}HCl\Delta]{\text{~i)~Co-naphthenate~}423\text{ }K} Phenol + Acetone

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