When styrene is refluxed with aqueous sulfuric acid, two styrene dimers are formed as the major products.

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When styrene is refluxed with aqueous sulfuric acid, two "styrene dimers" are formed as the major products. One of these styrene dimers is 1,3-diphenyl-1-butene; the other is 1-methyl- 3-phenylindan. Suggest a reasonable mechanism for the formation of each of these compounds.
When styrene is refluxed with aqueous sulfuric acid, two
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0072905014

4th edition

Authors: Francis A. Carey

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