Problems and exercisesRetrosynthesis
Exercise 1
Propose a retrosynthesis of 2-phenylbutan-2-ol leading to starting materials of two carbons or fewer plus benzene. How many reasonable C–C disconnections does the alcohol carbon have?
Exercise 2
Why is isobutylbenzene not disconnected into benzene and 1-chloro-2-methylpropane? What product would that Friedel–Crafts alkylation give?