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Chapter 15
Benzene & Aromaticity
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Organic Chemistry
Undergraduate 2
01/20/2015

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Term
aromatic compounds
Definition
benzene & its derivatives; name came from them having a strong aroma
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What is viewed as the "parent" aromatic molecule?
Definition
benzene
Term
Many monosubstituted benzenes are names by adding a substituent prefix to the word _____
Definition
benzene
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ortho/o substituted benzene arrangement
Definition
1,2 arrangement
Term
meta/m substituted benzene arrangement
Definition
1,3 arrangement
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para/p substituted benzene arrangement
Definition
1,4 arrangement
Term
arene
Definition
a substituted benzene
Term
aryl group/Ar
Definition
an arene as a substituent
Term
phenyl
Definition
the parent aryl substituent; C6H5
Term
phenylmethyl/benzyl
Definition
the C6H5CH2 group; related to the 2-propenyl substituent
Term
Is the benzene molecule a completely symmetrical hexagon?
Definition
yes!
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Is benzene more or less stable than a cyclic triene containing alternating single & double bonds?
Definition
much more stable
Term
resonance energy
Definition
why benzene is so much more stable than expected; about 30kcal/mol
Term
3 terms used to describe benzene's resonance energy
Definition
1. delocalization energy
2. aromatic stabilization
3. aromaticity
Term
In modern terms, what does it mean to be an aromatic compound?
Definition
the compound must have the resonance energy thermodynamic property for stabilization
Term
Is the cyclic pi system more stable than the acyclic one?
Definition
yes!
Term
Is the IR spectroscopy for benzene more similar to cyclohexadienes or acyclic hexatrienes?
Definition
cyclohexadienes
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ring current
Definition
the circulation of electrons when the loop-like cyclic pi system is exposed to a perpendicular magnetic field; generates a new local magnetic field
Term
Benzene is attacked by electrophiles, but, in contrast to the corresponding reactions of alkenes, this reaction results in _____ of hydrogens (electrophilic aromatic substitution) not _____ to the ring
Definition
substitution; not addition
Term
Is the intermediate in EAS reactions aromatic?
Definition
no!
Term
nitronium ion
Definition
NO2+; is yielded by the loss of water from a protonated HNO3 through H2SO4; a strong electrophile; much of the positive charge rests on the nitrogen
Term
From what reaction are sulfonamides derived?
Definition
the reaction of a sulfonyl chloride with an amine
Term
From what reaction are sulfonyl chlorides prepared?
Definition
the reaction of the sodium salt of the acid with PCl5 or SOCl2
Term
What are Friedel-Crafts reactions used for?
Definition
to form carbon-carbon bonds
Term
Friedel-Crafts alkylation
Definition
reacting benzene with a haloalkane in the presence of an aluminum halide to make an alkylbenzene and hydrogen halide
Term
2 side reactions that accompany Friedel-Crafts conditions?
Definition
1. polyalkylation
2. carbocation rearrangement
Term
What is Friedel-Crafts alkanoylation (acylation) used for?
Definition
a way to form carbon-carbon bonds
Term
acylium cations
Definition
RC(triple bond)O:(+); the intermediate of acylation
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