This would have to involve a phenyl radical intermediate. Phenyl radicals are known, and they can be made from (for example) aryl halides with reductants like tributyl tin hydride.
]]>Any of the eight C-H bonds can undergo electrophilic aromatic substitution. Your task is to show that this results in only two distinct compounds.
]]>One phenyl group is attached to a carbonyl (C=O). The other is attached to a CH2 attached to a carbonyl.
Which phenyl group is more activated? : – )
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