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Aromatic Compounds Flashcards

1
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Describe benzene

A

Six carbon ring

Highly flammable

Component of crude oil and petrol

Carcinogenic

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2
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Describe kekules model of benzene

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Alternating double bonds

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3
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Why was kekules model disproved

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The reactivity, bond length and enthalpy of hydrogenation could not be explained

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4
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Describe how the reactivity of benzene is not explained by kekules model

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Resistance to reaction

Doesn’t undergo electrophillic addition

Doesn’t decolorise bromine water

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5
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Describe how the bond lengths in benzene is not explained by kekules model

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Bond lengths of benzene are between single and double bonds

All Same length

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6
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What is used to measure bond lengths

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X Ray diffraction

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7
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Describe how the enthalpy change of hydrogenation of benzene is not explained by kekules model

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Should be 3x that of cyclo hexene but is not as exothermic

Benzene is more stable

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8
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Describe the de localised model of benzene

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All bonds are same length between double and single bonds

Pi system because of overlap of p orbitals (de localised ring )

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9
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What type of reaction does benzene undergo, why

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Electrophillic substitution

Not addition because no double to break

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10
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What conditions are required for nitration

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50 degrees sulphuric acid catalyst and nitric acid

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11
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What conditions are needed for polysubstitution of nitrate

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Temp of greater than 50

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12
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What are the uses of nitro benzene

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Dyes pharmaceuticals and pesticides

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13
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Why are arenes less reactive than alkenes

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De localised electrons (not localised like in alkenes) means less electron density to un able to polarise

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14
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Name the reagents needed for the Halogenation of benzene

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Halogen carrier

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15
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What are the reagents needed for alkylation of benzene

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Haloalkane

Halogen carrier

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16
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What is a Halogen carrier

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Iron or aluminium chloride or bromide

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17
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What is acylation

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Formation of aromatic ketone

18
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What is phenol

A

Benzene with an alcohol group

19
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Compare the acidity and solubility of phenol compared to alcohols

A

Phenol is less soluble and more acidic

Benzene is non-polar

20
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Is a phenol a weak or strong acid and why

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Weak as it partially dissociate to produce a phenoxide ion

21
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How do you distinguish between an alcohol, phenol and a carboxylic acid

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Carboxylic acid is the only one to react with sodium carbonate to produce carbon dioxide

Phenol only reacts with sodium hydroxide

Alcohols don’t react with either

22
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What salt is produced when phenol reacts with naoh

A

Sodium phenoxide

23
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By what mechanism does phenol react with halogens

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Electrophillic substitution

24
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Why is phenol more reactive than benzene

A

OH has a lone pair which is delocalised into the pi system increasing the electro density of it polo rising halogens easier

25
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What are the observation conditions and reagents in the bromination of phenol

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Room temp
No Halogen carrier
White precipitate formed
Orange to colourless

26
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What are the observation conditions and reagents in the nitration of phenol

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Room temp
Dilute naoh
No acid catalyst

27
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What two products may be formed in the nitration of phenol

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2 nitro phenol

4 nitro phenol

And water

28
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What is the qualitative test for phenol

A

Neutral iron chloride

Yellow to purple

29
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What are the two types of substitutent groups add the benzene

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Activating and deactivating

30
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Describe activating substitutents

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Electron donating/delocalising
Makes pi system more e dense
Makes benzene more reactive
Milder conditions needed

31
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Describe deactivating substitutents

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Withdraws electrons from pi system

Makes less reactive (need catalyst and higher temp)

32
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Give examples of activating groups

A

OH

33
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Give examples of deactivating groups

A

NO2

34
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What does ortho mean

A

Substituted Next to

35
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What does meta mean

A

Substitution one space away

36
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What does para mean

A

Substitution opposite to

37
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What is a directing effect

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The effect that a substitutent has on the position of substitution

38
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Give examples of 2, 4 directing groups

A

NH2 or NHR

OH

OR

R/C6H5

F, Cl, Br

39
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Give examples of 3-directing groups

A

Ketones

COOR (esters)

SO3H

aldehyde

Carboxylic acids

CN

NO2

NR3
amines

40
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What is the general rule for knowing whether a group is 2,4 or 3 directing

A

3,5= double or triple bonds

2,4= single bonds only

41
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What kind of groups are 2, 4 directing

A

Electron donating

Activating

42
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What kind of groups are 3 directing

A

Electron withdrawing

Deactivating

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