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1)Which reagent(s) would you use to carry out the following transformation? isop

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Question

1)Which reagent(s) would you use to carry out the following transformation?

isopropylbenzene 2- and 4-chloroisopropylbenzene

a) C2H5Cl, AlCl3

b) SOCl2

c) Cl2, heat and light

d) Cl2, FeCl3

e) none of these

2) Which reagent(s) would you use to carry out the following transformation?

toluene o- and p-chlorotoluene

a) Cl2, FeCl3

b) C2H5Cl, AlCl3

c) none of these

d) Cl2, light

e) SOCl2

3) Phenols are more acidic than water. T or F?

4) Approximately the same amount of heat is evolved in the catalytic hydrogenation of one mole of benzene as is evolved in the catalytic hydrogenation of three moles of cyclohexene. T or F?

5) Allyl halides are more reactive than alkyl halides. T or F?

6) Which of the following compounds would youd expect to be most reactive toward ring nitration?

a) benzoic acid              

b) m-xylene                  

c) benzene                  

d) toluene                

e) p-xylene

Explanation / Answer

1. d) Cl2, FeCl3

2.a) Cl2, FeCl3

3.T

4.T

5.T

6.a) benzoic acid