Exam 1: Reactions and Reagents

Question 1

What reagents are needed in a nitration reaction?

Answer 1

HNO3/H2SO4

Question 2

What reagents are needed in a Flourination reaction?

Answer 2

F-TEDA-BF4

Question 3

What reagents are needed in a sulfonation reaction?

Answer 3

SO3/H2SO4

Question 4

what’s an example of a reagent in an alkylation reaction?

Answer 4

FeCL4

Question 5

what’s an example of a reagent in an acetylation reaction

Answer 5

R-C=O-CL/ALCL3

Question 6

what does the protecting group strategy explain?

Answer 6

anything basic cannot be added to nitrobenzene. reaction does not occur

Question 7

what are the two parts of the substituent effect?

Answer 7

electron withdrawing and electron donating

Question 8

what are the molecules that are electron withdrawing agents? what position do they add to benzene?

Answer 8

those with a slight/ fully positive charge. meta

Question 9

what are molecules that are electron donating agents. what position are they added to benzene in?

Answer 9

OH, NH2. directed to o and p positions.

Question 10

what reagents are used in a benzyllic oxidation reaction

Answer 10

KMnO4/ H3O+