The Dow process for synthesizing phenol, which involves the reaction of chlorobenzene with aqueous sodium hydroxide at

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The Dow process for synthesizing phenol, which involves the reaction of chlorobenzene with aqueous sodium hydroxide at high temperature and pressure, produces both diphenyl ether (1) and 4-hydroxybiphenyl (2) as by-products. Write mechanisms that account for the formation of 1 and 2.

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-1118875766

12th Edition

Authors: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder

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