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Substitution Reaction

The document summarizes two electrophilic substitution reactions: nitration of benzene to produce nitrobenzene using concentrated nitric acid and sulfuric acid; and two Freidel-Crafts alkylation reactions using anhydrous aluminum chloride as the catalyst to produce ethylbenzene from benzene and chloroethane, and toluene from benzene and methyl chloride.

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Substitution Reaction

The document summarizes two electrophilic substitution reactions: nitration of benzene to produce nitrobenzene using concentrated nitric acid and sulfuric acid; and two Freidel-Crafts alkylation reactions using anhydrous aluminum chloride as the catalyst to produce ethylbenzene from benzene and chloroethane, and toluene from benzene and methyl chloride.

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Electrophilic Nitrobenzene

Substitution Reactions
–
O + O
N
OH
(Aromatic O S O
Hydrocarbons)
Cl

+Conc.HNO3+Conc.H2SO4 (323-333 K)
Benzene Sulphonic Acid

Chlorobenzene

3)
l 3)

O
Δ
C

4 (S
Al

2 SO
d.
hy

+H
An
l 2(
+C

CH3

CH3 +C2H5Cl (Anhyd. AlCl3) +CH3Cl (Anhyd. AlCl3)

Freidel-Crafts Alkylation Reaction Freidel-Crafts Alkylation Reaction


Ethylbenzene Toluene
H
OO

+C
3C

H3
H
-C

(F

CO
n)
l3 )

re

+
tio

id
+6Cl 2(Anhy
C

Cl
ac

-
Al

el-

(A
Re

Cr
.
yd

nh
n

af
dark, cold
tio
nh

yd
ts
Ac 

 ylat
(A

yla

.
Ac

Al
2O

C
O)

l 3)
d. AlCl 3)
ts

io
3C

-H
af

n
Cr
CH

C
Re

l
el-
+(

ac

O CH3
id

tio
re

n)
(F

O CH3
Cl
Cl Cl Acetophenone

Cl Cl
Acetophenone
Cl
Hexachlorobenzene (C6 Cl6 )

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