Colour by Design Flashcards
what is the formula for benzene?
C6H6
if Kekule’s structure for benzene was correct there should be…
3 bonds with the C-C length bond and 3 bonds with the C=C length bond
why was Kekules structure wrong?
all the C-C bonds in benzene are the same length
explain the structure of the delocalised model of benzene
the carbons are arranged in a ring
each carbon donates an electron from its p orbital. the p orbitals combine to form a ring of delocalised electrons
ethene + bromine is an example of what kind of reaction?
electrophilic addition
in the reaction ethene + bromine what is produced?
1,2- di bromoethane
why is benzene stable?
the electrons in the delocalised ring can get further away from each other so the negative charge is more spread out
when you warm benzene with concentrated nitric and sulfuric acid you get….
nitrobenzene
halogen carriers help to make good….
electrophiles
how do halogen carriers help to make electrophiles with polar molecules?
halogen carrier accepts a lone pair of electrons from the polar molecule containing a halogen. the lone pair of electrons pulls away the polarisation in electrophile increases, sometimes a carbocation forms
what is a carbocation?
an organic ion with a positively charged carbon atom
halogen carriers can be put an alkyl group on…
benzene
how can methylbenzene be made?
- carbocation formed from chloroalkane and AlCl3
- then the carbocation reacts with benzene via electrophilic substitution
- the halogen carrier gets regenerated when AlCl4- reacts with the H+ ion comes off the benzene
what type of reaction is the method to put an alkyl group on a benzene ring?
friedel-crafts alkylation
the general reaction when an alkyl group is put on a benzene is…
C6H6 + RCl –> C6H5R + HCl
catalyst - AlCl3
reflux
what conditions are needed to put an alkyl group on a benzene?
reflux
halogen carriers help halogens….
substitute onto a benzene ring
how do halogen carriers help halogens substitute into the benzene ring?
- halogen carriers polarise halogen molecules
- the +vely charges end of the halogen acts as an electrophile and reacts with the benzene ring
- electrophilic substitution reaction
what type of reaction is halogen substituting onto a benzene ring?
electrophilic substitution
halogen carriers can put acyl groups…
on benzene
what is the method for substituting a acyl group on a benzene?
- acylium ion is formed from acyl chloride and AlCl3
- the acylium ion acts as the electrophile and goes to react with benzene
- AlCl3 then gets regenerated
when an acyl group is substituted for a H atom on benzene what conditions are needed?
reflux
azo dyes are man made dyes that contain the azo group. the azo group is….
-N=N-
in azo dyes the azo group links…
two aromatic groups