Organic Chemistry (I) Ch. 5 Aromatic Compounds

Tell whether this compound is ortho, meta, or para type.

• ortho

• meta

• para

• The ortho, meta, or para naming system cannot be applied here.

Tell whether this compound is ortho, meta, or para type.

• ortho

• meta

• para

• The ortho, meta, or para naming system cannot be applied here.

Tell whether this compound is ortho, meta, or para type.

• ortho

• meta

• para

• The ortho, meta, or para naming system cannot be applied here.

Draw the structure of 1-chloro-3,5-dimethylbenzene.

Which of the following is the most unlikely product when toluene (i.e. methylbenzene) reacts with bromine?

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How many electrophilic aromatic substitution products might be formed by the monochlorination of m-xylene?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Draw all the monochlorination products that will be obtained by reacting m-xylene with chlorine in the presence of FeCl₃.

Draw the product that will be obtained by reacting benzene with 2-chloro-2-methylpropane in the presence of AlCl₃.

Rank the four compounds according to their reactivity in electrophilic aromatic substitution, with the most reactive compound listed first.

(a)  

Which position(s) do you expect to be most reactive in the nitration of this compound?

• (1)

• (2)

• (3)