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Lobcity

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Why does nitrobenzene fail to undergo Friedel-Crafts alkylation with tert-butyl chloride and AlCl3?
 a. nitrobenzene reacts with AlCl3
  b. nitrobenzene is a poor nucleophile
  c. the nitro group is a strong electron donating group
  d. the tert-butyl cation is a poor electrophile

Question 2

Which of the following sets of reagents does not result in alkylation of benzene?
 a. tert-butyl chloride + AlCl3
  b. tert-butyl alcohol + H3PO4
  c. methylpropene + HF
  d. methylpropane + H2SO4

Question 3

Which of the following reactions or sequences will provide 1-propylbenzene as the major product?
 a. treatment of benzene with isopropyl alcohol and HF
  b. treatment of benzene with propanoyl chloride and AlCl3; followed by reaction with Zn(Hg) and HCl
  c. treatment of benzene with 1-chloropropane and AlCl3
  d. treatment of benzene with 1-propene and HF


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Animal_Goddess

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Reply #1 on: Aug 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d

Answer to Question 3

b


Lobcity

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Reply 2 on: Aug 23, 2018
Wow, this really help

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