Aromatics Flashcards
1
Q
Benzene to Nitrobenzene
A
HNO3/H2SO4
2
Q
Benzene to Toluene
A
CH3X/AlX3
3
Q
Benzene to Ph-C(=O)R
A
RC(=O)X/AlX3
4
Q
Benzene to Ph-X
A
X2/FeX3
5
Q
Alinine
A
Ph-NH2
6
Q
Nitrobenzene to Alinine
A
Fe/H+
7
Q
Alinine to Ph-N[triple bond]N+
A
HNO2, 0 degrees Celsius
8
Q
Ph-N[triple bond]N+ to phenol
A
H3O+
9
Q
Ph-N[triple bond]N+ to Ph-CN
A
CuCN
10
Q
Ph-CN to Ph-COOH
A
H3O+
11
Q
Ortho and para directors
A
-OH, -OR, -NH2, -NR2, (strongly activating). -CH3 (weakly activating), -X (deactivating)
12
Q
Deactivating ortho and para directors
A
-X
13
Q
Activating ortho-para directors
A
-OR, -OH, NH2, -NR2, -CH3
14
Q
Meta directors
A
-NO2, -CHO, -CO2H, -CN (all have double bonds/triple)
15
Q
Activators:
A
Faster reactions than benzene
