aromatic chemistry Flashcards
evidence to disprove the Kekule model
- benzene does not undergo electrophilic addition
- doesn’t decolourise with bromine water
- lengths of carbon- carbon bonds are all the same
- enthalpy change of hydrogenation is less exothermic than expected
- means its more stable
draw ethylbenzene
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draw chlorobenzene
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draw nitrobenzene
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draw phenylethanone
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draw benzoic acid
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draw phenylamine
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draw benzaldehyde
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what is the characteristic mechanism of benzene
electrophilic substitution
what sort of directing group is OH-
2,4- directing group (ortho- and para-)
what sort of directing group is -NH₂
2,4- directing group (ortho- and para-)
draw phenol
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what is another name for 3-bromonitrobenzene?
meta- bromonitrobenzene or m-bromonitrobenzene
comparing the reactivity of phenol and benzene
- lone pair of electrons on OH which is partially delocalised
- electron density in the ring increases
- more susceptible to attack from electrophiles
position 3 on benzene ring name
meta
position 4 on benzene ring name
para
what are activating groups
2- and 4- directing groups, with exception of the halogens
what are deactivating groups?
3- directing groups
