Organic Chemistry
Consider the following electrophilic aromatic substitution:
What is its major product?
When aniline undergoes electrophilic aromatic substitution in an acidic medium, the meta-substituted product is also formed. Explain why.
Identify the product(s) formed when the following substituted benzenes undergo nitration.
i) o-toluic acid
ii) m-cresol
What will be the product(s) when each of the following compounds is mononitrated?
a. 1,3-dimethylbenzene
b. Salicylic acid
c. 1-bromo-3-chlorobenzene