Aromatic Hydrocarbons Quiz

In the synthesis of m-chloronitrobenzene, the reaction sequence includes the use of HNO3 to introduce the __ group

Synthesis of p-chloronitrobenzene involves the reaction of benzene with Cl2/Fe and __

The synthesis of p-nitrobenzoic acid from toluene requires the use of KMnO4/H+ followed by HNO3 and __

Aromatic hydrocarbons are also known as __

Monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons include benzene and its alkyl and __ homologues

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons include naphthalene, anthracene, __, etc.

A ___________ affects two aspects of the electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction

Activating groups _________ the rate of the reaction

Deactivating groups _________ the rate of the reaction

All activating groups are ______ directors

All deactivating groups are ______ directors

Halogens are deactivating groups that are o, p __________

Styrene is prepared from ______ by catalytic dehydrogenation

Friedel-Crafts ______ or acylation of benzene

The dimethylbenzenes are called ______

The name benzyl is obtained from toluene by removal of one ______ of the methyl group

Side-chain chlorination of toluene takes place in the gas phase at 400-600 °C or in the presence of ______ light

Styrene is converted to the familiar plastic, polystyrene, in the presence of organic ______ catalyst