AP EAMCET201825 Apr 2018Morning ShiftChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryActual
Which of the following structures represents cumene?
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Cumene (isopropylbenzene) is an organic compound based on an aromatic hydrocarbon with an aliphatic substitution. Commercial production of cumene is by Friedel-Crafts alkylation of benzene with propylene. The structure of cumene: