Year 13 Aromatic

Question 1

Mechanism name for benzene into nitrobenzene

Answer 1

Electrophilic substitution

Question 2

Reagents and conditions for electrophilic substitution into nitrobenzene

Answer 2

Concentrated nitric acid
Concentrated sulfuric acid
Nitronium ion

Question 3

Name for nitrobenzene into phenyl amine

Answer 3

Reduction

Question 4

Reagents and conditions of reduction into phenyl amine

Answer 4

Tin with a hydrochloric acid catalyst
Heat under relfux

Question 5

Name of mechanism for phenyl amine into phenylethanamide

Answer 5

Nucleophilic addition-elimination

Question 6

Reagents and conditions for nucleophilic addition-elimination into phenylethanamide

Answer 6

Ethanoyl chloride
Room temp

Question 7

Mechanism name for benzene into phenylketone/benzaldehyde

Answer 7

Electrophilic substitution

Question 8

Reagents and conditions for electrophilic substitution into phenylketone/benzaldehyde

Answer 8

Acid chloride
AlCl3 catalyst High temperature
Anhydrous

Question 9

Name of mechanism for phenylketone into hydroxyphenylpropanenitrile

Answer 9

Nucleophilic addition

Question 10

Reagents and conditions for nucleophilic addition into hydroxyphenylpropanenitrile

Answer 10

KCN
Sulfuric acid catalyst

Question 11

Reaction name for hydroxyphenylpropanenitrile into an amine

Answer 11

Reduction

Question 12

Reagents and conditions for reduction of hydroxyphenylpropanenitrile into an amine

Answer 12

LiAlH4 in dry ether