The cumene process is the dominant industrial method for phenol synthesis. What is the highly valuable commercial co-product formed alongside phenol during the acidic cleavage of cumene hydroperoxide?

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Correct answer: C. During the acidic cleavage of cumene hydroperoxide, the cumyl skeleton breaks cleanly into exactly one mole of phenol and one mole of propanone (acetone), making it an economically highly efficient process.

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