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Benzene can be nitrated to give nitrobenzene. Use curly arrows to draw the mechanism of how benzene reacts with to produce nitrobenzene.
Important Questions on Benzene and its Compounds
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The bond angles around a carbon atom in which its atomic orbitals are hybridised is likely to be:
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Predict the reaction of excess -naphthol with potassium hydroxide solution, and draw one of the organic product formed.
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Predict the reaction of excess -naphthol with sodium metal, and draw one of the organic product formed.
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Predict the reaction of excess -naphthol with bromine water, and draw one of the organic product formed.
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Benzene can be nitrated to give nitrobenzene. The structure of a common household substance is given below:
Give the molecular formula of the compound.
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Benzene can be nitrated to give nitrobenzene. The structure of a common household substance is given below:
When bromine water is added to a solution of the compound, it is decolourised. Suggest two structures for the product of the reaction.
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Describe the bonding in benzene. Include a description of the model used for the arrangement of electrons in the molecules.
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Cyclohexene decolourises bromine water whereas benzene has no effect on bromine water. Explain the difference in reactivity towards bromine water.
