aka: isopropylphenylacetylene
I have an idea how to get this, but it may be wrong or there may be an easier way to get to the product. The guidelines are: may only use benzene, acohols, alkyl halides with 3 carbons or less, and inorganic reagents can be used. I have a feeling there is an easier way since we don't even get into dehydrogenations and Sonogashira couplings in orgo2.
This is what I have:
1) Benzene + CH3CH2CL ->ALCL3-> to give ethylbenzene
2) dyhydrogenation performed to give ethenylbenzene
3) addition of Br2 to give (1,2-Dibromoethyl)-benzene
4) NaNH2 in lquid ammonia to give phenyl acetylene
5) Sonogashira Coupling performed with 2-bromopropane to give the final product
Thank you for any help that anyone can give.