Question 27.7: Predicting the Products of an Aromatic Substitution Reaction......

General Chemistry Principles and Modern Applications [1096733]

Predicting the Products of an Aromatic Substitution Reaction

Predict the products of the mononitration of

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The groups are different, and so the o-, p-directing group (—OH) guides the reaction.

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Because the —OH group is an o-, p-directing group and guides the reaction, we expect the following products:

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In the diagrams below, we show the flow of electron density that occurs during the formation of 2,4-dinitrophenol:

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