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Chapter 25 Flashcards

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What is benzene?

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An aromatic hydrocarbon (as is every delocalised ring of electrons - anything that contains benzene is aromatic) ; C6H6

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Physical properties of benzene?

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Colourless, sweet smelling and highly flammable liquid
Found naturally in crude oil and in cigarette smoke
Classified as a carcinogen ; can cause cancer

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What else can benzene be classed as?

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An arene - alternating double and single bonds

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Describe benzene molecule?

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Hexagonal ring of carbon atoms with each carbon atom joined to two other carbon atoms and to one hydrogen atom ; does NOT react in the same way as Alkenes

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What are aromatic compounds?

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Any derivatives of benzene are classified as aromatic

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What was the problem scientists first faced with benzene?

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Using its molecular formula of C6H6, many thought that the molecule would contain many double or even triple bonds ; but these were known to be very reactive and benzene appeared unreactive

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Kekulé model

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Suggested that the structure of benzene was based on a hexagonal ring joined by alternate single and double bonds

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3 pieces of evidence to disprove the kekule model

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Lack of reactivity of benzene
Lengths of carbon-carbon bonds in benzene
Hydrogenation enthalpies

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Lack of reactivity of benzene

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If benzene contained C=C bonds, it should decolourise bromine in an electrophilic addition reaction, however benzene does not undergo electrophilic addition reactions and cannot decolourise bromine under normal conditions - thus benzene cannot have any C=C bonds in its structure

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Lengths of carbon-carbon bonds in benzene

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Using X-ray diffraction ; possible to measure bond lengths in a molecule and it was found that all the bonds in benzene were 0.139nm in length ; this was between the bond length of a single bond and a double bond (thus because kekule model alternates, they cannot all be of the same length)

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Hydrogenation enthalpies

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Kekule structure could be given the name cyclohexa-1,3,5-triene and thus it’s expected Enthalpy change of hydrogenation should be 3 times or cyclohexene. (3*-120 = -360)
But actual enthalpy change of hydrogenation of benzene is less Exothermic ; only -208 - thus the actual structure of benzene is MORE STABLE THAN KEKULE

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What did this evidence lead to?

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Proposing the delocalised model of benzene

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Delocalised model of benzene?

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Benzene is planar, cyclic and hexagonal
Each carbon atom uses 3 of its 4 electrons in bonding to 2 other carbon atoms and 1 hydrogen atom
Each carbon atom has one electron in a p orbital at right angles to the plane of the bonded carbon and hydrogen atoms
Adjacent p-orbital electrons overlap sideways ; above and below the plane of the carbon atoms to form a ring of pi electron density ; spreads over all 6 of the carbon atoms in the ring structure
THESE 6 ELECTRONS OCCUPYING THE SYSTEM IF PI BONDS ARE DELOCALISED

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Aromatic compounds with one substituent group

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They are monosubstituted

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In aromatic compounds

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The benzene ring is often considered to be the parent chain ; alkyl groups, halogens and nitro (NO2) are all considered prefixes to benzene

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When does benzene not become the parent chain?

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When benzene is attached to an alkyl chain with a functional group OR TO AN ALKYL GROUP WITH 7 OR MORE CARBON ATOMS ; benzene is considered to be a substituent ; instead of benzene, prefix PHENYL is used in the name

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Exceptions to these rules

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Benzoic acid (draw)
Phenylamine (NH2 - draw)
Benzaldehyde (draw)

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What happens when compounds have more than 1 substituent group?

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Are numbered like a carbon chain, starting with one of the substituent groups - listed in alphabetical order using the smallest numbers possible

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Reactivity of benzene?

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Benzene and it’s derivatives undergo substitution reactions in which a hydrogen atom on the benzene ring is replaced by another atom/group of atoms ; typically reacts with electrophilic and this is through electrophilic substitution

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Electrophilic substitution

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Benzene (with hydrogen attached to a carbon atom) + E+ (electrophile) -> Substituted benzene with electrophile + H+

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Nitration of benzene?

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Benzene reacts slowly with nitric acid to form nitrobenzene ; reaction is catalysed by H2SO4 and heated to 50 degrees Celsius to obtain a good rate of reaction ; water bath used to maintain the steady temperature
One of hydrogen atoms on benzene ring is replaced by NO2 group

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Equation for nitration of benzene?

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Benzene + HNO3 -> Nitrobenzene + H2O

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What if the temperature rises above 50 degrees

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Further substitution reactions may occur leading to the production of dinitrobenzene
Benzene + 2HNO3 -> 1,3 - dintrobenzene + 2H2O

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What is nitrobenzene used for?

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Starting material in preparation of dyes, pharmaceuticals and pesticides ; also used in the preparation of paracetamol

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Reaction mechanism for nitration

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Electrophile is not HNO3 but instead is the nitro Idm ion ; NO2+ - produced by the reaction of nitric acid with H2SO4
In step 2, the electrophile accepts a pair of electrons from the benzene ring to form a dative covalent bond - this is unstable and breaks down to form the organic product, nitrobenzene and the H+ ion
H+ ion reacts with HSO4- to form H2SO4 and it regenerates the catalyst

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Reaction mechanism for nitration

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Step 1 : HNO3 + H2SO4 -> NO2+ + HSO4- + H2O
Step 2 : DRAW IT OUT (benzene attracted to NO2+ electrophile, then forms intermediate with semicircle of positive charge, Hydrogen atom attracted to positive area and this breaks it down form nitrobenzene with H+ ion)
Step 3 : regenerate catalyst H+ + HSO4- -> H2SO4

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Halogenation of benzene?

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Halogens do not react with benzene unless a catalyst called a halogen carrier is present ; halogen carriers include AlCl3, FeCl3, AlBr3 and FeBr3 ; which can all be generated in situ from the metal and the halogen

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Bromination of benzene?

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At room temperature and pressure and in the presence of a halogen carrier, benzene reacts with bromine in an electrophilic sub reaction - bromine just replaces one hydrogen atom on benzene

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Overall equation for bromination

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Benzene + Br2 -> Bromobenzene + HBr (with Halogen carrier catalyst FeBr3 or AlBr3)

30
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How is bromination carried out?

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Benzene is too stable to react with a non-polar bromine molecule so the electrophile is the bromonium Br+ ion which is generated when the halogen carrier catalyst reacts with bromine in step 1
In step 2, the Br+ ion accepts a pair of electrons from the benzene ring to form a dative covalent bond ; the organic intermediate is unstable and breaks down to form the organic product bromobenzene and an H+ ion
H+ ion then regenerates the catalyst

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Reaction mechanism for bromination

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Step 1 : Br2 + FeBr3 -> FeBr4- + Br+
Step 2 : draw it out : benzene attracted to Br+ electrophile and then Hydrogen atom attracted to semicircle of positivity creating bromobenzene and left over H+
Step 3 : regenerate catalyst by H+ reacting with FeBr4- to form HBr and FeBr3 (catalyst)

32
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Chlorination of benzene?

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EXACT SAME MECHANISM AS BROMINE ; HALOGEN CARRIER IS NOW FECL3/ALCL3

33
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Alkylation reaction

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Substitution of a hydrogen atom in benzene ring by an alkyl group ; react benzene with a haloalkane in the presence of AlCl3; which acts as a halogen carrier catalyst and generates the correct electrophile

34
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Equation for alkylation

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Benzene + C2H5Cl -> Ethylbenzene + HCl (AlCl3 is the catalyst - exact same mechanism)

35
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When benzene reacts with an acyl chloride in the presence of AlCl3 catalyst

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An aromatic ketone is formed ; acylation reaction and is another example of electrophilic sub

36
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Benzene + ethanoyl chloride (DRAW IT OUT)

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Phenylethanone + HCl

37
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What are acyl chlorides?

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They are like an aldehyde but instead of the H, they have a Cl
Cl-C=O

38
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Alkenes vs arenes

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Alkenes decolourise bromine through electrophilic addition reactions as bromine is added across the double bond in cyclohexene ; pi bond in the alkene contains LOCALISED electrons above and below the plane (high electron density). These localised electrons in the pi bond induce a dipole in the non-polar bromine (making 1 delta positive and another delta negative) ; this slightly positive bromine allows bromine to act as an electrophile

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Flip it onto arenes when comparing the two…

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Benzene is unable to react with bromine unless a halogen carrier catalyst is present ; this is because of its delocalised electrons spread above and below the carbon atoms - electron density around any 2 carbon atoms in benzene is less than in a C=C double bond in an alkene
When non-polar bromine approaches benzene, these is insufficient pi electron density around any 2 carbon atoms to polarise the bromine ; prevents any reaction taking place

40
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Phenols

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Type of organic chemical containing an -OH group bonded to an aromatic group ; the simplest member of the phenols is PHENOL ; any compound that contains an -OH group directly attached to the benzene ring will react similarly

41
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What about C6H5CH2OH

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Contain OH group bonded to side chain rather than aromatic ring and thus are alcohols not phenols

42
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Alcohol and phenol?

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Many reactions are different as the proximity of the delocalised ring influences the -OH group

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Phenol solubility

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Less soluble in water than alcohols due to the presence of the non-polar benzene ring ; phenol partially dissociates forming the phenoxide ion and a proton - because of its ability to partially dissociate to produce protons, phenol is classified as a weak acid

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Phenol acidity?

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More acidic than alcohols
Less acidic than carboxylic acids
Ethanol cannot react with sodium hydroxide (strong base) or sodium carbonate (weak base)
Phenols and COOH can react with strong bases such as aqueous sodium hydroxide
Only COOH can react with weak bases like sodium carbonate

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How can you distinguish between a phenol and a COOH

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COOH reacts with sodium carbonate to produce carbon dioxide which is evolved as a gas

46
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Reaction of phenol with sodium hydroxide

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Forms the salt, sodium phenoxide and water in a neutralisation reaction

47
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DRAW SODIUM PHENOXIDE

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Done 😊

48
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Phenols reactions?

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Undergo electrophilic substitution reactions ; take place under milder conditions and more readily than the reactions of benzene

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Bromination of phenol

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Phenol reacts with a solution of bromine water to form a white precipitate of 2,4,6 - tribromophenol - reaction decolourise bromine water from orange to colourless and a halogen carrier catalyst is NOT required (reaction carried out at room temp)

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Equation of bromination of phenol

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Phenol + 3Br2 -> 2,4,6-tribromophenol + 3HBr

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Nitration of phenol?

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Phenol reacts readily with dilute nitric acid at room temperature and a mixture of 2-nitrophenol and 4-nitrophenol is formed (+H2O)

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Addition of bromine water to phenol

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1 - decolourise bromine water
2 - white precipitate is formed

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Compare reactivity of phenol and benzene

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Bromine and nitric acid react more readily with phenol than with benzene ; phenol is nitrated with dilute HNO3 rather than needed concentrated nitric acid and sulfuric acid
INCREASED REACTIVITY BECAUSE OF LONE PAIR OF ELECTRONS FROM OXYGEN P-ORBITAL OF OH GROUP DONATED TO THE PI SYSTEM OF PHENOL ; ELECTRON DENSITY OF BENZENE RING IN PHENOL INCREASES AND THIS INCREASED DENSITY ATTRACTS ELECTROPHILES MORE STRONGLY THAN WITH BENZENE

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What does this extra p orbital electrons from oxygen in phenol mean?

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More susceptible to attack from electrophiles ; for bromine, the electron density in the phenol ring is sufficient enough to polarise bromine molecules so no halogen carrier catalyst is required

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Example of activation?

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Bromine + phenylamine

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Phenylamine + bromine equation

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Phenylamine + 3Br2 -> 2,4,6 tribromophenylamine + 3HBr
This reacts rapidly because the -NH2 group activates the ring as the aromatic ring reacts more readily with electrophiles

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Nitrobenzene + Br2

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Reacts slowly ; needs a halogen carrier catalyst and a high temperature ; benzene ring in nitrobenzene is less susceptible to electrophilic substitution than benzene itself

58
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Equation of nitrobenzene + Br2

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Nitrobenzene (NO2) + Br2 -> Bromonitrobenzene + HBr

59
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Why is nitrobenzene a lot slower when reacting with bromine?

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Is very abuse the -NO2 group deactivates the aromatic ring as the ring reacts less readily with electrophiles

60
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What does activation/deactivation change?

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Rate of reaction
Extent of substitution (activation causes further substitution)
POSITION OF SUBSTITUTION ON BENZENE RING IS ALSO DIFFERENT

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-NH2 group

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2 or 4 directing (directs the second substituent to 2 or 4 position)

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-NO2 group

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Directs the second substituent to position 3 ; 3 directing

63
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Position 2

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Ortho

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Position 3

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Meta

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Position 4

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Para

66
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Different groups…

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Can have a directing effect on any second substituted on the benzene ring ; all 2 and 4 directing groups are activating with the exception of the halogens
All 3 directing groups are deactivating

67
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DO QUESTIONS REGARDING ORGANIC SYNTHESIS

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LOOK AT DIRECTING EFFECTS IN A CHAIN REACTION AND THE ORDER IN WHICH THE REACTIONS ARE CARRIED OUT A

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