how will you prepare phenol from cumene and what are the advantages to perpare phenol by this method
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Preparation of Phenols from Cumene
Upon oxidation of cumene (isopropylbenzene) in the presence of air, cumene hydroperoxide is obtained. Upon further treatment of cumene hydroperoxide with dilute acid, phenols are obtained. Acetone is also produced as one of the by-products of this reaction in large quantities.
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