Write out the steps in the mechanism for formation of t-butyl alcohol in eq. 8.16. Which C-O

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Write out the steps in the mechanism for formation of t-butyl alcohol in eq. 8.16. Which C-O bond cleaves, the one to the phenyl or the one to the t-butyl group? What kind of mechanism is operative in the C-O bond cleavage step?
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Organic Chemistry A Short Course

ISBN: 978-1111425562

13th edition

Authors: Harold Hart, Christopher M. Hadad, Leslie E. Craine, David J. Hart

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