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Ch. 23 - Benzene 1: Aromatic Stability and Substitution Reactions
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Capitolo 22, Problema 92

Suggest an arrow-pushing mechanism of the following rearrangement.
Chemical reaction diagram illustrating nucleophilic aromatic substitution with arrow-pushing mechanism and reactants/products labeled.

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Identify the functional groups involved in the rearrangement. The starting material contains a sulfonic acid group (SO3H) attached to a phenol group, and the product has a sulfonic acid group attached to an ether linkage.
Recognize the role of the base, NaOH, in the reaction. The hydroxide ion (OH-) can act as a nucleophile and initiate the rearrangement by attacking the sulfonic acid group.
Propose the first step of the mechanism: the hydroxide ion attacks the sulfur atom of the sulfonic acid group, leading to the formation of a negatively charged intermediate where the sulfur atom is bonded to an additional oxygen atom.
Suggest the next step: the negatively charged oxygen atom can facilitate the rearrangement by forming a bond with the adjacent phenolic oxygen, resulting in the cleavage of the S-O bond and formation of the ether linkage.
Conclude the mechanism by showing the final proton transfer step, where the newly formed ether oxygen atom donates a proton to regenerate the sulfonic acid group, completing the rearrangement.

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