Haloalkanes and Haloarenes · Chemistry · BITSAT

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1-phenyl-1, 3-dibromopropane on treatment with alc. KOH givens diastereomeric mixture in which compound (A) is major product. (A) gives the following reaction

(A) $$\buildrel {AlC{l_3}/\Delta } \over \longrightarrow $$ (B) $$\buildrel {:CuBr} \over \longrightarrow $$ (C) + (D)