Aromatic Organic Compounds and Reactions
Chemistry ⇒ Carbon and Organic Chemistry
Aromatic Organic Compounds and Reactions starts at 11 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe the difference between ortho, meta, and para positions in a disubstituted benzene ring.
Describe the effect of an electron-withdrawing group on the reactivity of benzene towards electrophilic substitution.
Describe the structure of benzene according to the resonance model.
Explain why benzene does not undergo addition reactions easily.
Explain why nitrobenzene is less reactive towards electrophilic substitution than benzene.
Explain why pyrrole is aromatic.
Name the reaction: Benzene + CH₃Cl/AlCl₃ → Toluene.
A student attempts to nitrate toluene and observes that the major products are ortho- and para-nitrotoluene. Explain why the methyl group directs the incoming nitro group to these positions.
Which of the following compounds is aromatic? (1) Cyclohexane (2) Benzene (3) Cyclobutadiene (4) Cyclooctatetraene
Which of the following is a fused aromatic hydrocarbon? (1) Benzene (2) Toluene (3) Naphthalene (4) Phenol
Which of the following is a meta-directing group? (1) -CH₃ (2) -NO₂ (3) -OH (4) -NH₂
Which of the following is an ortho-para directing group? (1) -NO₂ (2) -COOH (3) -OH (4) -SO₃H
Fill in the blank: The delocalization of π electrons in benzene is called __________.
Fill in the blank: The electrophile in the nitration of benzene is __________.
Fill in the blank: The hybridization of each carbon atom in benzene is __________.
Fill in the blank: The major product of the sulfonation of benzene is __________.
True or False: All aromatic compounds are hydrocarbons.
True or False: Aniline is less basic than ammonia.
True or False: Benzene is a planar molecule.
True or False: Benzene is more stable than expected due to resonance.
