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BENZENE

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what is aromatic chemistry?

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the study of organic compounds containing benzene rings

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Why is the name ‘aromatic’ used?

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because a lot of these compounds have a distinct smell (an aroma)

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what are aromatics important in the synthesis of?

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aromatics are important in the synthesis of substances such as dyes, drugs, explosives and some plastics

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what is the molecular formula for benzene?

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C6H6

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What is benzene said to be the ‘parent’ of?

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benzene is said to be the ‘parent’ of a group of cyclic unsaturated compounds called the ARENES

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what is the empirical formula for benzene?

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CH

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what is the molecular mass for benzene?

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78

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is benzene or alkenes more reactive?

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benzene does not react like toher unstaurated compounds.
Benzene is fairly unreactive compared to the alkenes

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How is benzene hydrogenated?

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In the presence of Hydrogen gas + Nickel catalyst

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Give the symbol equation to show the hydrogenation of benzene?

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C6H6 +3H2 —–> C6H12
when benzene is hydrogenated, (h2 gas/Ni catalyst), 3 moles of H2 react with each mole of the benzene to form cyclohexane

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what is formed when benzene is hydrogenated?

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cyclohexane

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What did Kekulè propose about the structure of benzene?

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Kekulè proposed that benzene had a cyclic structure with alternating single and double carbon-carbon bonds

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Draw the two proposed structures of benzene

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what was benzene considered to be, but does not actually exist?

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benzene is often considered to be a resonance hybrid of the 2 Kekulè structures, neither of which actually exists

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what are the 4 main problems with kekulè structures?

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  1. if benzene was unsaturated it should undergo electrophilic addition readily but it does not
  2. the reaction with benzene with chlorine, does in fact not produce 2 products as would be expected, instead only one product is formed (1,2-dichlorobenzene)
  3. X-ray diffraction studies have shown that the benzene molecule is planar and a regular hexagon. all single C-C bond lengths are equal (all 0.139nm). However, in the kekulè structure, the bond lengths would be different because single C-C bonds are longer than double C=C bonds. So c-c bond lengths would be (0.154nm) and c=c bonds to be (0.134nm)
  4. the enthalpy of hydrogenation value for benzene provides further evidence that the kekulè structures are incorrect
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explain bond lengths in a real benzene molecule?

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  • the c-c bonds are all of equal length and equal strength (intermediate between single and double)
  • Sigle c-c bonds are long and weak
  • benzene c-c bonds are intermediate length and strength
  • double c=c bonds are short and strong
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enthalpies of hydrogenation

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what evidence shows that benzene is more stable than kekulè proposed structure?

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thermochemical evidence - enthalpies of hydrogenation

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write out the symbol equation for the hydrogenation of cyclohexene

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How much energy is released when cyclohexene is hydrogenated?

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120KJ/mol-1

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so when we hydrogenate kekulè structure (cyclohexa-1,3,5triene) we expect how much energy to be released?

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3x more energy to be released than cyclohexene (has an extra 2 double bonds)

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draw ou the symbol equation of kekulè structure being hydrogenated

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what is the actual observed value for the hydrogenation of benzene?

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208KJ/Mol-1

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what do these results tell us?

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  • this is 152KJ/Mol-1 less than expected
  • these results suggest that more energy is needed to break the ‘double bonds’ in benzene than to break 3 double bonds in an alkene
  • benzene is therefore more stable than expected and less energy is released when benzene molecules are hydrogenated
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Delocalisation stability

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27
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Why is benzene more stable?

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the explanation for the extra stability is that π electrons in the carbon- carbon double bonds are delocalised around the benzene ring. the delocalisation of the electrons bring more stability to the benzene molecule

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draw the skeletal and structural formula of benzene

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29
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what does te circle in benzene represent?

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the circle represents the 6 delocalised electrons and all the carbon atoms bonded identically

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30
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describe the structure and bonding in benzene?

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  • the 6 carbon atoms in benzene are planar and arranged as a regular hexagon (all bond angles 120°)
  • all bonds in benzene are identical
  • each carbon atom is covalently bonded to 2 other carbon atoms and 1 hydrogen atom
  • therefore, each carbon atom has 1 ‘unused’ p-electron
  • delocalisation of the 6 ‘unused’ p-electrons produces electron density above and below the plane of the ring (pi electrons)
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because the delocalisation satbilises the benzene molecule, this means that benzene is able to undergo?

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overall addition reactions with difficulty

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what is the delocalised energy/ resonance energy?

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the increase in stability associated with electron delocalisation

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Benzene - Electrophilic Substitution

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Why is the benzene molecule attacked by electrophiles?

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  • benzene has a region of high density above and below the plane of the molecule. so the molecule is attacked by positively charged species (electrophiles)
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35
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what reaction can benzene undergo but with difficulty?

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Benzene can undergo addition (e.g hydrogenation) but only with difficulty (delocalisation energy is lost)

36
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Electrophilic substitution of benzene mechanism. What is step 1?

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The formation of the electrophile (E+) - a positively charged species

37
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Which two main electrophiles are regenerated?

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e.g +NO2 nitronium (for nitration), R-C(+)=O acylium cation (for Friedel-crafts reaction)

38
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describe what happens in step 2 of the reaction mechanism?

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  1. Addition of the electrophile forms a..
  2. highly unstable cation intermediate which readily loses (eliminates) a proton (H+) to reform the stable delocalised ring
  3. left with substituted product
39
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why does benzene undergo substitution reactions and not really any other?

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because these reactions retain the extra stability given by the delocalised electrons

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What is Nitration?
what is the electrophile for this reaction?

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a nitro group is joined onto the benzene ring
+NO2 ( Nitronium ion)

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What is acylation?
what is the electrophile for this reaction?

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a acyl group is joined onto a benzene ring (a Friedel-Crafts reaction)
acylium carbon R-C(+)=O

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what is the overall equation for Nitration?

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Benzene + HNO3 —-conc H2SO4 + 50—–> Nitrobenzene + H2O

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what are the reagents for nitration?

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concentrated HNO3 and concentrated H2SO4

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which reagent acts as a catalyst?

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concentrated H2SO4 (homogenous)

45
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Draw and explain the electrophilic substitution of benzene via Nitration. Include both step 1 the summary of step 1 and full mechanism of step 2

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Step 1: making the electrophile (+NO2)
HNO3 + 2H2SO4 —> +NO2 + H3O+ + 2HSO4-

summary:
HNO3 +H2SO4 —> [H2NO3]+ + HSO4-
[H2NO3]+ –> H20 + +NO2
H2O + H2SO4 –> H3O+ + HSO4-

Step 2: nucleophilic substitution of Nitronium ion

Electrophilic substitution of the benzene ring by the positive electrophile (E+)

highly unstable cation intermediate readily loses (eliminates) a proton (H+) to reform the stable delocalised ring

left with substituted product AND
H+ reformed

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what are nitrated benzene derivatives used as?

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Explosives (e.g TNT)

47
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what does TNT stand for?

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TriNitroTolulene or methyl-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene

48
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how is TNT formed?

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when methylbenzene is nitrated

49
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what makes methylbenzene attractive to electrophiles? this means there are more..?

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the methyl group is electron-releasing and so makes the benzene ring even more attractive to electrophiles. therefore more nitro groups present in the molecules

50
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the nitro group can be reduced to make..?

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aromatic amines

51
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Which two processes can nitro groups be reduced by?

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  • catalytic hydrogenation (H2/Ni)
  • using metal/acid combinations (Sn/HCl)
52
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the nitro benzene ring is then converted into..?

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primary amines

53
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uses of primary aromatic amines?

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very useful intermediates in organic synthesis

54
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what are primary aromatic amines used to make?

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Synthetic dyes - (Azo dyes)

55
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Friedel-Crafts Acylation

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56
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why is Friedel-crafts important in synthesis?

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leads to the formation of the C-C bond

57
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what is the electrophile?

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acylium cation

58
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what does benzene react with during electrophilic substitution of benzene via Friedel-Crafts mechanism?

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reacts with acyl chlorides or acid anhydrides in the presence of an aluminium chloride catalyst

59
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what is formed?

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A aromatic ketone

60
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what is the overall equation?

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benzene + ethanoyl chloride –> phenylethanone + HCL

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what are the reagents for this reaction?

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ethanoyl chloride and aluminium chloride catalyst

62
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Draw and explain the electrophilic substitution mechanism vias Friedel-crafts acylation.

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Step 1; making the electrophile
CH3COCL + AlCl3 —> CH3-C(+)=O + AlCl4-

Step 2: electrophilic substitution
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regeneration of the catalyst:
H+ + AlCl4- –> HCL + AlCl3

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what does the aluminum chloride catalyst act as?

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a Lewis acid

64
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what is a Lewis acid?

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Lewis acids act as electron pair acceptors

65
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how does the aluminium chloride catalyst help to form an electrophile?

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the aluminium atom has a vacant orbital and can accept (attract0 a pair of electrons to activate a molecule to make an electrophile

66
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show how this reaction occurs in a symbol equation?

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67
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What bond does AlCl4- contain?

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contains a dative or coordinate bond (1 chlorine donates both electrons to make the covalent bond)

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when an acid anhydride is used instead of an acyl chloride, what does the regeneration of the catalyst look like?

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(RCO)2O + AlCl3 –> R-C(+)=O + RCOOAlCl3-

69
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explain why multiple substitutions do not occur with acylation?

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the acyl group is electron withdrawing and makes the ring less attractive to electrophiles (deactivates the ring)

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Naming Aromatics

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71
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when are the four instances where the root of the name ‘benzene’ is used?

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  1. an alkyl group (methyl, ethyl)
  2. a halogen (Br, Cl, F)
  3. a nitro group (NO2)
  4. a carboxylic acid group (COOH)
72
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how to name aromatics with one substituent?

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include the substituent first then add benzene

73
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how to name aromatics with more than 1 substituent?

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lowest possible numbers for ring positions and listed alphabetically (together with appropriate number)

74
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Which group takes priority over another group?

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nitro group takes priority over methyl group when naming
(also carboxylic acid group takes priority over alcohol group)

75
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how to name aromatics when an alkyl group is attached to a benzene ring?

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the carbon atom attached to the alkyl group linked to the ring is always allocated the prefix 1- e.g (1-methylpropyl) benzene

76
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what else can benzene ring be considered as?

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a constituent

77
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when the benzene ring is regarded as a constituent, what is the benzene group known as?

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phenyl group

78
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draw 2-phenylbutane. why is this not a straight chain with a butyl group?

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the phenyl group is a substituent on carbon number 2

79
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what is hydroxybenzene also commonly known as?

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Phenol - this can be used in exam questions - get used to this

80
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Draw out the structure of Phenylethanote and methylbenzenecarboxylate. why are they named like this?

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phenylethanoate - benzene is on the –O- section of the ester functional group, so comes first as phenyl group

Methylbenzenecarboxylate - benzene is on the –C=O section of the ester func. group. the methyl group comes first, and then the ester is formed from benzenecarboxylic acid so has second name ‘benzenecarboxylate.

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Making Polystyrene

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82
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what are the uses of Polystyrene/ (poly(phenylethene))?

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is an extremely useful polymer used in packaging, insulation and cups

83
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draw the two structures of polystyrene

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84
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how is a polymer of polystyrene made?

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by the addition polymerisation of the monomer phenylethene

85
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draw the structure of phenylethene

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86
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what is a possible synthetic route to making polystyrene from benzene?

Draw each route

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step 1- Friedel-Crafts acylation (CH3COCl +AlCl3)
Step 2 - Reduction (NaBH4)
Step 3 - Dehydration using Conc. H3PO4
Step 4 - addition polymerisation

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FINISH

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