Can only see iphone in itunes on imac.  can't see iphone in devices on imac.

I could previously see my iphone in my 'devices' on my imac.  When I connect it now, it is only visible in 'itunes'.  I now have no control over what I want copied from my imac to my iphone.  Don't understand why the phone does not appear in devices when I connect it to the imac. 

O.K. I've spent more time trying to figure this out----hours, actually, wasted.
I have found a solution that just now worked for me.
I connected my iPhone 5 to a 'Lightning to 30-pin Adapter.'
Then, I connected this configuration to a known 30-pin USB cable that works fine with my iPhone 3GS and iPad [Second generation].
Immediately, my iMac, as well as iTunes, recognized my iPhone 5.
Synchronization between my iPhone 5 and iTunes went off "without a hitch."
I don't know if this combination will work for me more than this one time. I'll try again after I've added more music to iTunes, tomorrow.
Maybe this solution will work for others having this same software/hardware configuration.

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