Organic Chemistry by Brown, Iverson, Anslyn, Foote | Mayya's Study Guide | Chapter 22

Chapter 22:Reactions of Benzene and Its Derivatives

Table of Contents:

1. Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

2. Disubstitution and Polysubstitution

3. Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

During electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions, a hydrogen on the benzene ring gets replaced by another group.

1. Chlorination and Bromination

Chlorination and Bromination of benzene

Chlorination Mechanism

Chlorination Mechanism

2. Nitration

Nitration of benzene

Nitration Mechanism

Formation of the Nitronium Ion

Formation of the Nitronium Ion

Nitration of Benzene

Nitration of Benzene mechanism

3. Sulfonation

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