Isopropylbenzene on air oxidation followed by decomposition by dilute acid gives ___. (a) C₆H₅OH (b) C₆H₅COOCH

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Q. Isopropylbenzene on air oxidation followed by decomposition by dilute acid gives _____.

(a)

C_6H_5OH

(b)

C_6H_5COOCH_3

(c)

C_6H_5COOH

(d)

C_6H_5CHO

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Air oxidation of cumene followed by acid cleavage is the industrial cumene process for making phenol.

Isopropylbenzene (cumene) is air-oxidised to cumene hydroperoxide, which on treatment with dilute acid undergoes rearrangement/cleavage to give phenol and acetone as a co-product: …

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Cumene hydroperoxide, on hydrolysis with dilute acid, cleaves to give phenol and acetone (the industrial "cumene process" for phenol).

In the industrial cumene process, cumene (isopropylbenzene) is air-oxidised to cumene hydroperoxide, $\text{C}_6\text{H}_5\text{C(CH}_3)_2\text{OOH}$ . Treatment with dilute acid then cleaves it: …
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In the industrial cumene process, oxidation of cumene followed by acid hydrolysis of the hydroperoxide yields both phenol and acetone.

Cumene (isopropylbenzene) is air-oxidised to cumene hydroperoxide. Treating this hydroperoxide with dilute acid causes rearrangement and cleavage to give phenol as the main product, with acetone (propan-2-one …

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$Q. Isopropylbenzene on air oxidation followed by decomposition by dilute acid gives _____.$
(a) $C_6H_5OH$
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Air oxidation of cumene followed by acid cleavage is the industrial cumene process for making phenol.

Isopropylbenzene (cumene) is air-oxidised to cumene hydroperoxide, which on treatment with dilute acid undergoes rearrangement/cleavage to give phenol and acetone as a co-product: …

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