Chapter 16: Q16-21P (page 514)
How would you prepare diphenylmethane, , from benzene and an acid chloride?
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Chapter 16: Q16-21P (page 514)
How would you prepare diphenylmethane, , from benzene and an acid chloride?

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At what position, and on what ring, would you expect the followingsubstances to undergo electrophilic substitution?
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