EAS:Any Carbocation Mechanism - Online Tutor, Practice Problems & Exam Prep

Write the mechanism for the reaction shown below.

Suggest a reaction mechanism for the following transformation: 

I. What are the products of the electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction of benzene and the given epoxide in the presence of a Lewis acid such as AlCl₃?

II. Do you think aziridines will react similarly?

Thymolphthalein is an acid-base indicator that is colorless below pH 9.3 and blue above pH 10.5. The synthesis of thymolphthalein involves the reaction of pthalic anhydride with two equivalents of thymol (2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol) in an acidic medium.

Write a mechanism for the reaction.

Identify the major product of the reaction: