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Chapter20: Organic Chemistry
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Draw a stepwise mechanism for the sulfonation of an alkyl benzene such as A to form a
substituted benzenesulfonic acid B. Treatment of B with base forms a sodium salt C that can
be used as a synthetic detergent to clean away dirt.
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