Lecture 15: Benzenes as Nucleophiles II
KEY INFORMATION SUMMARY
PROBLEMS
Problem 15.1: Reaction Coordinate Diagrams
- Draw a mechanism and reaction coordinate diagram to describe the reaction below. SOLUTION
- Explain why the major product is favoured. SOLUTION
Problem 15.2: Reactivity
- Fill in the missing pieces to complete the transformations below. SOLUTION
- Propose a reasonable synthesis of each of the following molecules from benzene. SOLUTION
- Find the error(s) in the two-step synthesis below. Propose a corrected synthesis. SOLUTION