How to convert Phenol to Biphenyl and Phenol to Acetophenone?
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1st add zinc dust to phenol.you will get benzene then friedel craft acylation is done with benzene to get acetophenone.for phenol to biphenyl add zinc dust to pehnol you will get benzene then make chlorobenzene by adding FeCl3 and Cl2 to benzene add Na and dry ether to chlorobenzene you will get biphenyl.
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