Aromatic Reactions Flashcards
Organic reactions
Benzene —-> Cyclohexane
▪︎Type and Name
▪︎Reagents and conditions
Type: Addition Name: Hydrogenation Reagents and conditions: H2 Ni 150°C
Benzene —-> Hexachlorocyclohexane
▪︎Type and Name
▪︎Reagents and Conditions
Type: Addition Name: Halogenation Reagents and Conditions: UV light Cl2 Heat
Benzene —-> Nitrobenzene
▪︎Type and Name
▪︎Reagents and Conditions
Type: Electrophilic substitution Name: Nitration Reagents and Conditions: Conc. HNO3 Conc. H2SO4 55°C
Benzene —-> Ethanoyl benzene (C6H5COCH3)
▪︎Type and Name
▪︎Reagents and Conditions
Type: Electrophilic substitution Name: Friedel Craft's acylation Reagents and Conditions: CH3COCl anhydrous AlCl3 Heat
Benzene —-> Toluene (Methylbenzene)
▪︎Type and Name
▪︎Reagents and Conditions
Type: Electrophilic substitution Name: Friedel Craft's alkylation Reagents and Conditions: CH3Cl anhydrous AlCl3 Heat
Benzene —-> Ethylbenzene
▪︎Type for both reactants
▪︎Reagents and Conditions
Type (benzene ring): Electrophilic substitution Type (alkene): Electrophilic addition Reagents and Conditions: CH2=CH2 Conc. HCl 350°C OR heat anhydrous AlCl3
Benzene —-> Benzenesulfonic acid (C6H5SO3H)
▪︎Type
▪︎Reagents and Conditions
Type: Electrophilic substitution
Reagents and Conditions:
Conc. H2SO4
Heat
Benzene —-> Chlorobenzene/Bromobenzene
▪︎Type and Name
▪︎Reagents and Conditions
Type: Electrophilic substitution Name: halogenation Reagents and Conditions: Cl2/Br2 anhydrous AlCl3 Heat
Toluene —-> Chloromethyl benzene (C6H5CH2Cl)
▪︎Type
▪︎Reagents and Conditions
Type: Free radial substitution
Reagents and Conditions:
Cl2
UV light
Toluene —-> 2-Nitrotoluene (minor) + 4-Nitrotoluene (major)
▪︎Type and Name
▪︎Reagents and Conditions
Type: Electrophilic substitution Name: Nitration Reagents and Conditions: Conc. HNO3 Conc. H2SO4 55°C
Toluene —-> COCH3 directed into 2- and 4- positions seperately of toluene
▪︎Type
▪︎Reagents and Conditions
Type: Electrophilic substitution Reagents and Conditions: CH3COCl anhydrous AlCl3 Heat
Toluene —-> 2-Chlorotoluene (minor) + 4-Chlorotoluene (major)
▪︎Type
▪︎Reagents and Conditions
Type: Electrophilic substitution Reagents and Conditions: Cl2 anhydrous AlCl3 Heat
Toluene —-> 2-methyltoluene (minor) + 4-methyltoluene (major)
▪︎Type
▪︎Reagents and Conditions
Type: Electrophilic substitution Reagents and Conditions: CH3Cl anhydrous AlCl3 Heat
Toluene —-> 2-ethyltoluene (minor) + 4-ethyltoluene (major)
▪︎Reagents and Conditions
CH2=CH2
Conc. HCl
350°C
anhydrous AlCl3
Toluene —-> Benzoic acid
▪︎Type
▪︎Reagents and Conditions
Type: Oxidation
Reagents and Conditions:
KMnO4/H+ OR Alkaline KMnO4, Dil H2SO4
Heat