EAS:Friedel-Crafts Acylation Mechanism
19. Reactions of Aromatics: EAS and Beyond / EAS:Friedel-Crafts Acylation Mechanism / Problem 4
Propose the plausible synthesis that would form cyclopentyl(phenyl)methanone using Friedel–Crafts acylation, Clemmensen reduction, or Gatterman–Koch reaction.
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