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Aromatic Compounds: Structure, Nomenclature, Stability, and Reactions

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Aromaticity

Naming Benzene Rings

Huckel's Rule

Pi Electrons

Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Annulene

Aromatic Heterocycles

Nomenclature of Heterocycles

Acidity of Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Basicity of Aromatic Heterocycles

Ionization of Aromatics

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Benzene Reactions

EAS:Halogenation Mechanism

EAS:Nitration Mechanism

EAS:Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Mechanism

EAS:Friedel-Crafts Acylation Mechanism

EAS:Any Carbocation Mechanism

Electron Withdrawing Groups

EAS:Ortho vs. Para Positions

Acylation of Aniline

Limitations of Friedel-Crafts Alkyation

Advantages of Friedel-Crafts Acylation

Blocking Groups - Sulfonic Acid

EAS:Synergistic and Competitive Groups

Side-Chain Halogenation

Side-Chain Oxidation

Reactions at Benzylic Positions

EAS:Sequence Groups

EAS:Retrosynthesis

Birch Reduction