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Predict the major product of the following reaction: `C_(6)H_(6)+(CH_(3))_(2)CHCH_(2)OH overset(H_(2)SO_(4))to`

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In the presence of conc. `H_(2)SO_(4)` isobutyl alcohol first forms `1^(@)` carbocation (I) which then undergoes rearrangement to the more stable `3^(@)` carbocation (II) by 1, 2-hydride shift. Carbocation (II) then reacts with benzene to form tert-butyl benzene as:
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