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Benzene is treated with 1-chloropropane and anhydrous . The major product is

  1. An-propylbenzene
  2. B1,4-dipropylbenzene
  3. Cpropiophenone
  4. Disopropylbenzene (cumene)

Answer: D

The primary carbocation formed from rearranges by a 1,2-hydride shift to the more stable secondary isopropyl cation, which alkylates the ring: isopropylbenzene.
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