Consider the reactants of the reaction equation for the formation of the nitronium ion. What two conditions would result in the most active nitrating…
April 4th, 2022
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- Consider the reactants of the reaction equation for the formation of the nitronium ion. What two conditions would result in the most active nitrating mixture? Hint: Consider Le Chatelier’s Principle
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- Why are powerfully electrophilic reagents needed to react with aromatic compounds?
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- Why is the methyl dinitrobenzoate product less favorable than the mononitration product?
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- What are two reasons the carbomethoxy group is a meta director.
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- Name the three possible side products of the reaction and state how they are removed.
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- Considering the possible side-products of the reaction, why was it necessary to keep the reaction temperature below 15.C?
