Write structural formulas for the following compounds
1.) Write structural formulas for the following compounds:
2,5-dichlorobenzoic acid
m-bromoacetophenone
2,4,6-trichlorotoluene
m-fluorostyrene
p-tert-butylaniline
2.) What are the main mononitro products of the nitration of the following compounds:
propylbenzene
3-ethyltoluene
3.) Write out all steps in the mechanism for the reaction of
benzene + nitric acid (H2SO4 catalyst) -------->
toluene + bromine (FeBr3 catalyst -------->
4.) Draw all possible contributing structures to the carbocation intermediate in the bromination of phenol. Explain why the major products are o- and p-bromophenol.
5.) Indicate the main monosubstitution products in each of the following reactions. Keep in mind that certain substituents are meta-directing and others are ortho, para-directing.
nitrobenzene + chlorine (Fe catalyst) -------->
benzoic acid + concentrated nitric acid (heat) --------->
aniline + bromine (Fe catalyst)--------->
toluene + concentrated sulfuric acid (heat) -------->
6.) Using benzene or toluene as the only aromatic organic starting material, devise a synthesis for each of the following:
o-chlorotoluene
3-bromonitrobenzene
p-toluenesulfonic acid
2-chloronitrobenzene
7.) Predict whether the following substituents on the benzene ring are likely to be ortho, para-directing or meta-directing and whether they are likely to be ring-activating or ring-deactivating.
----N(CH3)2
O
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----C-CH3
----CH2CH3
8.) Which compound is more reactive toward electrophilic substitution (e.g., nitration)? Explain your reasoning.
toluene or nitrobenzene
bromobenzene or nitrobenzene
9.) For a one-step synthesis of 2-chlorobenzenesulfonic acid, which is a better starting material: chlorobenzene or benzenesulfonic acid?