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1. A benzene ring with activating substitutents can be considered a a. electroph

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Question

1. A benzene ring with activating substitutents can be considered a

a. electrophile

b. nucleophile

c. inert compound

2. What gas is produced when bromine ion complex reacts with toluene?

a. FeBr3

b. none

c. Br2

d. H-Br

3. Can ortho-para, meta-bromotolunles be seperated by distillation?

4. What would be the major product(S) of bromination of toluene with n-bromosuccinimide (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

a. 2,4-dibromotoluene

b. m-bromotulene

c. p-bromotoluene

d. o-bromotoluene

5. In which region(S) would an aromatic C=C Stretch be observed (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

a. 3000 cm^-1

b. 1600 cm^-1

c. 2900 cm^-1

d. 1500 cm^-1

Explanation / Answer

1. In that case it acts as nucleophile.

So that incoming electrophile substitution takes place easily.

2. d. HBr gas

3. It can be seperated by via fractional distillation method

4. These three are major products

a. 2,4-dibromotoluene

c. p-bromotoluene

d. o-bromotoluene

5. C=C stretch can be observed

b. 1600 cm-1

d. 1500 cm-1