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JUuitle the best answer. (2 pts each) 1) Which of the following is Dot acorrect

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Question

JUuitle the best answer. (2 pts each) 1) Which of the following is Dot acorrect statement the electrophilic substitution mechanism of benzene? about A) Benzene functions as a nucleophile. B) Formation of a carbocation intermediate is the rate-determining step. C The intermediate contains an sp3 hybridized carbon in the ring. D) The addition product is a frequent minor product. E) Aromaticity is regained by loss of H+ 2) hich of the following is the electrophile that attacks the aromatic ring during sulfonation? B) SO2 D) H2SO4. E) HSO4 B) II A) I 4) Which of the following substrates is an electron donating group overall? E) -CC13 A) -Br N(CH3)3 which of the following substituents acts as a moderate activator and op director in electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions? E) -CHO D) -NHCOR. B)-SO3H A) -Br Which of the following electrophilic aromatic substitution is reversible? C) Friedel Crafts Acylation B) nitration A) halogenation D Friedel-Crafts Alkylation E) sulfonation Which off the following substituent on the benzene ring is a strong deactivator? A)- N(CH3 3 B) NH (CH3)2 C) NH2CH3 E) all of the above D)-NO2 8) In electrophilic aromatic substitution, a halogen substituent is considered as A) strongly activating B) strongly deactivating C) weakly activating. D) weakly deactivating E moderately activating.

Explanation / Answer

(1) (C)

The carbocation intermediate has sp2 carbon but not sp3 carbon

(2)

(A) HSO3+ is an electrophile that attacks benzene ring.

(3)

(D) IV: C6H5OH

(4) (C) - OCH3 is an electon donating group because O has two lone pairs.

(5) (A) Br

Halogens are moderate activators and ortho, para directing groups

(6) (E) Sulfonation is a reversible electrophilic substitution reaction

(7) (D) is strong deactivator

(8) (E) Moderately activating

(9) (D) IV due to the presence of strong electron withdrawing - NO2 groups

(10) (A)