When 2,2-dibromo-1-phenylpropane is heated overnight with sodium amide at 150C, the major product (after addition of water)

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When 2,2-dibromo-1-phenylpropane is heated overnight with sodium amide at 150°C, the major product (after addition of water) is a different foul-smelling compound of formula C9H. Propose a structure for this product, and give a mechanism to account for its formation.
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321768414

8th edition

Authors: L. G. Wade Jr.

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