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Compare the carbon NMR spectra between the starting material biphenyl, and the product 4-acetylbiphenyl. (a) What do the peaks at 197.6 and 26.6 ppm in the product's 13C-NMR spectrum represent?

(b) Why are there less peaks in the aromatic region for the starting material biphenyl compared to the product?

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