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During reaction of benzene with neopentyl chloride in the presence of AICI_(3) the major product is 2- methyl-2-phenylbutane and not neopentylbenzene. Explain? |
Answer» SOLUTION :The initially formed primary carbocation rearranges by methyl migration to form a more stable tertiary carbocation which ACTS as a electrophile and attack the benzene to GIVE the MAJOR product. 
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