Aromatics Flashcards
1
Q
Smallest hydrocarbon that aromatics are a subset of
A
Benzene
2
Q
Benzene molecular formula
A
C6H6
3
Q
Why does kekule structure not work?
A
Benzene doesn’t rapidly decolourise bromine solutions.
4
Q
Carbons in benzene are…..hybridised
A
Sp2
5
Q
How many pi bonds in benzene
A
1 (big one)
6
Q
How many delocalised electrons in pi cloud
A
6
7
Q
Why is benzene unlikely to go through addition reactions
A
Unusually stable due to the presence of delocalised electrons within pi cloud.
8
Q
What reactions can benzene undergo (general)
A
Electrophillic substitution reactions
9
Q
What reactions can benzene undergo specific
A
Alkylation (alkyl group swapped for H) chlorination (chlorine swapped for H) nitration (nitrate swapped for H)
