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1
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What does aromatic/arene mean?

A

has one or more rings of 6 carbon atoms with delocalized bonding

2
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Benzene’s basic structure

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  • six carbons in a hexagonal ring with a H bonded to each C atom
  • each C bonded to 2 other C’s and one H in a single covalent sigma bond. this leaves one unused electron on each c atom in a p orbital, perpendicular to the plane of the ring
3
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How is benzene a planar molecule?

A

all C-C bonds are the same and have a length and bond energy between C-C and C=C bond

4
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How is cyclohexene more stable than cyclohexa-1.3.5–triene?

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theoretically, there are 3 double bonds in 1.3.5-triene so we’d expect the amount of energy to be 3 times as much as cyclohexane.
however, it is less as the 6 pi electrons are delocalised, not in 3 double bonds.

5
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How do we name aromatic molecules with more than one diff substituent?

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in alphabetical order and use di or tri.

6
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In other molecules, what is benzene regarded as? How would you name them?

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as a substituent side group.

a C6H5 group is a phenyl group.

7
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Why doesn’t benzene generally undergo addition reactions?

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it would involve breaking the delocalized system. this is why we use substitution reactions with one H being substituted.

8
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Why does benzene undergo electrophilic substitution?

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it has a high electron density so attracts electrophiles

9
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Why is benzene banned in schools?

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its a carcinogen, so we use methylbenzene as it is less toxic and reacts more readily as the methyl group releases electrons into the delocalised system making it more attractive to electrophiles.

10
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Nitration of benzene- reagents, electrophile

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R: conc nitric acid in the presence of conc sulfuric acid (catalyst)
E: NO2 +

11
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Equation for the formation of NO2 +

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HNO3 + 2 H2SO4 –> NO2 + + 2 HSO4 - + H3O +

The HNO3 acts as a base

12
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Why is the nitration of benzene done at 60*C?

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because anything higher would make a 2nd nitro group be substituted

13
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Friedel Crafts acylation- product, reagents, conditions

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P= phenyl ketone
R= acyl chloride in the presence of anhydrous aluminum chloride catalyst 
C= heat under reflux (50*C)
14
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Equation for the formation of electrophile- Friedel crafts

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AlCl3 + CH3COCl –> CH3CO + + AlCl4 -

15
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Reduction of nitrobenzene to aromatic amines- reagents, conditions

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R= Sn and HCl or Fe and HCl
C= heating
16
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What happens if an OH group, Cl atom and NH2 group are directly attached to the benzene ring?

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the delocalisation will extend to include the lone pair on the N, O and Cl.

17
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What happens when a Cl atom is bonded to a benzene ring?

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the C-Cl bond is stronger. halogenoalkane substitution and elimination reactions don’t occur. the electron chich benzene ring repels nucleophiles.

18
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What happens when an OH group is bonded to a benzene ring?

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it is called phenol. delocalization makes the C-O bond stronger and the OH bond weaker. phenol doesn’t react like an alcohol as it is more acidic and doesn’t oxidise.

19
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What happens when an NH2 group is bonded to a benzene ring?

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it is called phenylamine. less basic than aliphatic amines as lone pair is delocalized and less available to accept a proton.