Organic chemistry mechanism and conceptual problems involving
1. Write equations to show how nitronium ions might be formed using a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids.
2. Give a reasonable explanation of why nitration of 1,4-dichloro-benzene yields the mononitro derivative while N,N'-diacetyl 1,4-phenylenediamine forms the dinitro compound.
3. Explain why p-nitrophenol is a stronger acid than phenol itself. Would p-methoxyphenol be a stronger or weaker acid than phenol? Explain.
5. 2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-butanediol (pin a co/) , upon heating in aqueous acid, rearranges to form 3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone (pinacolone). Suggest a mechanism for this reaction.