6.5 Outline the synthesis of 4-methyl-2-pentanone from acetoacetic ester, benzene, and alcohols of four carbons or fewer. Please show any intermediates for cach step in the reaction, but a full mechanism is not required.

6.5 Outline the synthesis of 4-methyl-2-pentanone from acetoacetic ester, benzene, and alcohols of four carbons or fewer. Please show any intermediates for cach step in the reaction, but a full mechanism is not required.

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Chapter22: Reactions Of Benzene And Its Derivatives

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6.5 Outline the synthesis of 4-methyl-2-pentanone from acetoacetic ester, benzene, and alcohols of four carbons or fewer.
Please show any intermediates for cach step in the reaction, but a full mechanism is not required.

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