Exam 1 Flashcards
Styrene
benzene with a C=C attached
Toluene
benzene with methyl attached
Phenol
benzene with an alcohol attached
Aniline
benzene with NH2 attached
Anisole
benzene with OCH3 attached
Acetophenone
benzene with acetone attached
Benzaldenyde
benzene with an aldehyde attached
Benzoic acid
benzene with a carboxylic acid attached
Meta-xylene
benzene with 2 methyl groups attached with a carbon between them
Para-xylene
benzene with 2 methyl groups attached 180 degrees apart from each other
EWG
-Electron withdrawing group
-destabilizes carbocation and slows down EAS reaction
EDG
-Electron donating group
-Stabilizes carbocation and speeds up EAS reaction
-Usually has an oxygen or nitrogen with a filled electron shell
-The lower electronegativity, the more readily the atom is to give up its electrons
EDG or halogen as a substituent
ortho and para
EWG substituent
meta
Rate of Diels-Alder reactions
-Increases with increasing number of EWGs on dienophile
-In order for the reaction to proceed, the diene must be able to access the s-cis conformation