Lawrie Ryan and Roger Norris Solutions for Chapter: Benzene and its Compounds, Exercise 4: Question

Write the equation for the reaction of chlorine with benzene in the presence of an aluminium chloride catalyst.

Name the mechanism for the reaction of chlorine with benzene in the presence of an aluminium chloride catalyst.

Draw the mechanism of the reaction of chlorine with benzene in the presence of an aluminium chloride catalyst, with ${\mathrm{Cl}}^{+}$ as the attacking species and using curly arrows to show the movement of electron pairs.

Draw the displayed formula of the 'tri-substituted' halogenoarene produced if methylbenzene is added to excess bromine at room temperature in the presence of aluminium bromide.

Suggest how the reaction in tri-substituted halogenoarene would differ if methylbenzene and bromine were boiled in the presence of UV light.

Name the mechanism of the reaction tri-substituted halogenoarene produced if methylbenzene and bromine were boiled in the presence of UV light.