Aromatic Compounds

Question 0

What are all the atoms in an aromatic compound hybridized to?

Answer 0

Sp2

Question 1

3 things describing aromatic compounds ?

Answer 1

Cyclic
Conjugated
Posses 4n + 2 pi electrons

Question 2

What is Huckels rule?

Answer 2

Aromatic compounds must have 4n + 2 pi electrons

Question 3

What are anti aromatic compounds ?

Answer 3

Cyclic conjugated molecules possessing 4n pi electrons

Question 4

Aromatic compounds are also referred to as ___ or ____ and are represented by Ar. While aliphatic compounds are also called ___ and are represented by the symbol R

Answer 4

Aryl or arenes

Alkyl

Question 5

The Benzene group is called a ____ group when named as a Substituent.

Answer 5

Phenyl

Question 6

What is needed for an electrophilic aromatic substitution?

Answer 6

An acid catalyst or Lewis acid.

Question 7

What do aromatic rings react with to form sulfonic acid

Answer 7

Fuming sulfuric acid ( so3 and h2so4)

Question 8

What are the activating , ortho-para directing substituents?

Answer 8

Nh3, NR2, OH, NHCOR, OR, OCOR, R

Question 9

What are the deactivating , slightly electron withdrawing ortho paro substituents?

Answer 9

F, Cl, Br, I

Question 10

What are the deactivating meta - directing substituents

Answer 10

NO2, SO3H, carbonyl compounds (COOH, COOR, COR, CHO)