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Predict the product(s) obtained when each of the following
Chapter 19, Problem 19.46(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Predict the product(s) obtained when each of the following compounds is treated with a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid: Br (a) (b) NO2 (c) O (d) OMe (e)
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QUESTION:
Predict the product(s) obtained when each of the following compounds is treated with a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid: Br (a) (b) NO2 (c) O (d) OMe (e)
ANSWER:Step 1 of 5
(a) The first compound is bromobenzene.
Bromine is an ortho -para director. Therefore, the electrophilic aromatic substitution occurs at the ortho and para positions.