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Ch. 24 - Benzene 2: Reactions Influenced by the Aromatic Ring
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Capitolo 23, Problema 18a

Predict the product of the following substitution/addition reactions involving phenoxides.
(a) Chemical reaction diagram showing phenol and a chlorinated compound reacting with NaOH and water.

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Identify the reactants: The first reactant is a chlorophenol, specifically 2-chlorophenol, and the second reactant is a chlorocyclopentane.
Recognize the role of NaOH: Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is a strong base that can deprotonate the phenol group, forming a phenoxide ion.
Formation of phenoxide ion: The hydroxide ion (OH-) from NaOH will deprotonate the hydroxyl group (OH) of the phenol, resulting in the formation of a phenoxide ion (C6H4ClO-).
Nucleophilic substitution: The phenoxide ion, being a good nucleophile, will attack the electrophilic carbon in the chlorocyclopentane, displacing the chloride ion (Cl-) and forming an ether linkage.
Predict the product: The final product will be an ether, specifically a phenoxycyclopentane, where the phenoxide ion has replaced the chloride ion in the cyclopentane ring.

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Phenoxide Ion Formation

Phenoxide ions are formed when phenol reacts with a strong base like NaOH. The hydroxyl group (OH) in phenol loses a hydrogen ion (H+), resulting in a negatively charged oxygen atom. This ion is more nucleophilic than phenol itself, making it more reactive in substitution reactions, particularly with alkyl halides.
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