Organic Chemistry
Draw the structure of the products formed when cyclopentanecarbaldehyde reacts with zinc amalgam in dilute HCl.
What major product is expected from the reaction shown below?
Propose the plausible synthesis that would produce (3,3-dimethylbutyl)benzene through the Friedel–Crafts acylation, Clemmensen reduction, or Gatterman–Koch reaction.
Write the correct synthetic sequence for preparation of the following compound using Friedel–Crafts acylation and/or Clemmensen reduction.