When 2-phenyl-2-butanol is allowed to stand in ethanol containing a few drops of sulfuric acid, the following
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Suggest a reasonable mechanism for this reaction based on the observation that the ether produced from optically active alcohol is racemic, and that alkenes can be shown not to be intermediates in the reaction.
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The alcohol is tertiary and benzylic and yields a relatively stable carbocation The ...View the full answer
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