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Summary of all the benzene chemistry with well presented mechanisms of all the reactions. Includes important exam information such as why phenol groups are more likely to undergo electrophilic substitution in comparison to benzene. Broken into condensed bullet point notes in neat spider diagram form, colour co ordinated.

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kepnulé model N

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Electrophilic sub
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double bonds

Electrophiles must have
strong positive •




charge to attack benzene
ring
Expected bond length C- C (l54pm)

and G- C ◦

Halogen carrier
catalysts make
te
(134pm) but benzene has serine
stronger electrophiles


(140
all carbon carbon bonds

pm)
us µ •

Halogen
electrons
carrier accepts

from halogen on
lone

an
pair of
electrophile
↑ and
Benzene doesn't

As lone pair pulled away polarisation
deccrourise


benzene
G-7 cation forms making electrophile stronger
bromine water

Expected enthalpy of hydrogenation -360kJmoi' Clz -1 Alas → a+
+ Alai ( OR Fe Brg)




°ᵗ"°ⁿ

halogen
experimental -208 kJmd ! Less carbocation
-



exothermic ,
more carrier
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" "
"
'+ * a

stability comes from delocalised ya electrophilic
ring of electrons
→ I → + Ht lone

pair of
a
system inc ,


1-1+-1^-144 Alas
-



+ HCl ring making




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Diedmd •
shake phen
overlap)
OH

each carbon forms 3 6 bonds (head on
,
1




Jtf É
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"
" "
sideways ◦vena
's
M bond
CH } Cl -1 Alas → CH}-1 + Aldi ← REFLUX
C -
C
✓ ,
c. →
one
ring above "↳ "

✗ one below tea Alas
0
→ + +

c- C ,
O Y _fia
p orbital
Sigma bond
FÉAyaM
Reflux benzene with acyl chloride-1 halogen carrier (in a non-aqueous Hojo





solvent like
dry ether) -0
phenylketones
cttz coat Alclz → Cttscot + All 4-
""" """" "" """ "he ?

1T¥ "→°Éo %
""
1+13 CO
'



Benzene's de localised Tl system spreads + tet
Out negative charge making it stable salicylic ac
very
Phenyl ethanol + few drop
Unwilling to
undergo addition reactions +




AlCl4 Phosphoric
-

* + -0 Alclz + tech
that destroys stable ring

In alkenes C=c bonds area
of high Add cold
Phl (+ NaOH





cod ice
electrophiles
on
electron
density attracts ,
but
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" ""
"
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" "




water
charge is spread out



to react via electrophilic

Connected book
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Cgp Books A-Level Chemistry
Publisher: Unknown ISBN: 9781782943426 Edition: Unknown

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