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Reaction of Benzene

1) Benzene undergoes electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions where its pi electrons act as a nucleophile. Bromination involves the addition of bromine to form a cationic intermediate that loses a proton. 2) Other aromatic substitutions include chlorination, iodination, nitration, and sulfonation which involve the addition of electrophilic species like NO2+ or SO3 to the aromatic ring. 3) The Friedel-Crafts reaction alkylates aromatic rings using an alkyl halide and aluminum chloride to form a carbocation intermediate. Acylation is similar but uses an acid chloride. The reactivity and orientation of substitution is influenced by the substituents on the

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Reaction of Benzene

1) Benzene undergoes electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions where its pi electrons act as a nucleophile. Bromination involves the addition of bromine to form a cationic intermediate that loses a proton. 2) Other aromatic substitutions include chlorination, iodination, nitration, and sulfonation which involve the addition of electrophilic species like NO2+ or SO3 to the aromatic ring. 3) The Friedel-Crafts reaction alkylates aromatic rings using an alkyl halide and aluminum chloride to form a carbocation intermediate. Acylation is similar but uses an acid chloride. The reactivity and orientation of substitution is influenced by the substituents on the

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KNC1063

KNC1063
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Chemistry of Benzene:
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman


Substitution Reactions of Benzene
and Its Derivatives

— Benzene is aromatic: a cyclic conjugated compound with 6


p electrons
— Reactions of benzene lead to the retention of the aromatic
core

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman


Electrophilic Aromatic
Substitution Reactions: Bromination

— Benzene’s p electrons participate as a Lewis base in


reactions with Lewis acids

— The product is formed by loss of a proton, which is replaced


by bromine

— FeBr3 is added as a catalyst to polarize the bromine reagent

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman


Addition Intermediate in Bromination

— The addition of bromine occurs in two steps


— In the first step the p electrons act as a nucleophile toward
Br2 (in a complex with FeBr3)
— This forms a cationic addition intermediate from benzene
and a bromine cation
— The intermediate is not aromatic and therefore high in
energy

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman


Formation of Product from Intermediate

• The cationic addition


intermediate transfers a
proton to FeBr4- (from
Br- and FeBr3)
• This restores aromaticity
(in contrast with addition
in alkenes)

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman


Other Aromatic Substitutions

— Chlorine and iodine (but not fluorine, which is too reactive)


can produce aromatic substitution with the addition of
other reagents to promote the reaction
— Chlorination requires FeCl3
— Iodine must be oxidized to form a more powerful I+ species
(with Cu+ or peroxide)

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman


Aromatic Nitration

— The combination of nitric acid and sulfuric acid produces


NO2+ (nitronium ion)
— The reaction with benzene produces nitrobenzene

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman


Aromatic Sulfonation

— Substitution of H by SO3H (sulfonation)


— Reaction with a mixture of sulfuric acid and SO3
— Reactive species is sulfur trioxide or its conjugate acid

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman


Aromatic Hydroxylation

— Direct hydroxylation of an aromatic ring difficult in


the laboratory
— Usually occurs via an enzyme in biological pathways

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman


Alkylation of Aromatic Rings:
The Friedel–Crafts Reaction

• Alkylation
among most
useful
electrophilic
aromatic
subsitution
reactions
• Aromatic
substitution of
R+ for H+
• Aluminum
chloride
promotes the
formation of the
carbocation
Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman
Limitations of the Friedel-Crafts Alkylation

— Only alkyl halides can be used (F, Cl, I, Br)


— Aryl halides and vinylic halides do not react (their
carbocations are too hard to form)
— Will not work with rings containing an amino group
substituent or a strongly electron-withdrawing group

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman


Acylation of Aromatic Rings

— Reaction of an acid chloride (RCOCl) and an aromatic ring


in the presence of AlCl3 introduces acyl group, ¾COR
— Benzene with acetyl chloride yields acetophenone

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman


Mechanism of Friedel-Crafts Acylation

— Similar to alkylation
— Reactive electrophile: resonance-stabilized acyl cation
— An acyl cation does not rearrange

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman


Ortho- and Para-Directing Activators: Alkyl
Groups

— Alkyl groups activate: direct further substitution to


positions ortho and para to themselves
— Alkyl group is most effective in the ortho and para
positions

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman


Ortho- and Para-Directing Activators: OH and
NH2

— Alkoxyl, and amino groups have a strong, electron-donating resonance


effect
— Most pronounced at the ortho and para positions

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman


Ortho- and Para-Directing Deactivators:
Halogens

— Electron-withdrawing inductive effect outweighs weaker electron-


donating resonance effect
— Resonance effect is only at the ortho and para positions, stabilizing
carbocation intermediate

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman


Meta-Directing Deactivators

— Inductive and resonance effects reinforce each other


— Ortho and para intermediates destabilized by deactivation
of carbocation intermediate
— Resonance cannot produce stabilization

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman


Summary Table: Effect of Substituents
in Aromatic Substitution

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman


Thank You

Dr Md. Rezaur Rahman

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