Chapter 21 Organic Chemistry Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes & Benzene.
Benzene and its Chemistry
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Benzene and its
Chemistry
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Benzene
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What makes benzene so stable?•Each carbon is bonded to the other carbon by sigma bonds.
• The unused p-orbital which is perpendicular to the plane forms a pi bond that extends above and below the plane.
•each electron is free to move, i.e. the electrons are said to be delocalised
•No repulsion among electrons, therefore the system is stable.
•Benzene resists addition reactions because that would involve breaking the delocalisation and losing that stability.
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Naming benzeneChloro- chlorobenzeneMethyl – methylbenzeneNitro – nitrobenzeneHydroxy – phenolAmino – phenylamineCarboxylic acid – benzenecarboxylic acid
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Reaction mechanismBenzene undergoes electrophilic substitution
Cannot undergo addition reactions as this requires too much energy.
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The nitration of benzeneNitration happens when one (or more) of the hydrogen atoms on the benzene ring is replaced by a nitro group, NO2.
Benzene is treated with a mixture of concentrated nitric acid and concentrated sulphuric acid at a temperature not exceeding 50°C
At higher temperatures more than one nitro group substituted onto the ring. You will get a certain amount of 1,3-dinitrobenzene formed even at 50°C.
Notice that the new nitro group goes into the 3 position on the ring. Nitro groups "direct" new groups into the 3 and 5 positions.
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Step one (1)
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Step two (2)
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Halogenation (Friedel Crafts) Benzene reacts with chlorine or
bromine, but only in the presence of a catalyst. The catalyst is either aluminium chloride (or aluminium bromide if you are reacting benzene with bromine) or iron.
The catalyst polarises the halogen molecule, accepting a pair of electrons from the partial negative halogen
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Step one(1)
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Step two(2)
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Effect of existing functional group on the benzene ring
When one group is already attached to the benzene ring, an incoming group may attach itself at three possible positions.
Methyl group (electron donating) ‘directs’ incoming groups to the 2,4 position on the benzene ring.
Nitro group (electron withdrawing) ‘directs’ incoming groups to the 3 position on the benzene ring.
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Inductive effectMethyl group tends to be electron donating
and push the electrons density towards the carbon atom. It is said to have a positive inductive effect.
Nitro, and halogens tends to be electron withdrawing and pull the electrons density away from the carbon atom. It is said to have a negative inductive effect.
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Conjugation Conjugation is the term used to describe an
arrangement of chemical bonds in which two double bonds are separated by one single bond. Chemical structures with this configuration are very stable.
This effect results from the ability of the electrons in conjugated bonds to delocalize, or spread their effect throughout the molecule`
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Conjugation
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Methylbenzene The intermediate formed has the positive charge concentrated on positions 2(ortho), 4(para) and 6(ortho) relative to the incoming electrophile.
The electron donating groups lessens the positive charge , if it is present at those sites.
Thus stabilizing the ring
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Electron donating groupAn electron-donating group attached to a benzene ring will increase the rate of reaction of further substitution. It will also direct the incoming group to the 2 or 4 position.
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Nitrobenzene The intermediate formed has the positive charge concentrated on positions 2, 4 and 6 relative to the incoming electrophile.
The electron withdrawing groups increases the positive charge , if it is present at those sites.
Thus destablizing the ring
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Reduction of nitrobenzene
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Electron withdrawingAn electron-withdrawing group attached to a benzene ring will decrease the rate of reaction of further substitution. It will also direct the incoming group to the 3position.
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Phenol
Derivative of benzene
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Donation of lone pair of electrons from oxygen increases the electron density.
Activates the ring, making it more reactive than benzene
Causes O – H to dissociate more easily, making it a weak acid.
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PHENOLReacts with a strong base to from a salt and
water
Reacts with aqueous bromine
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Phenol
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phenolOH activates the ring, causing
substitution on the 2,4 and 6 positions
This is seen in the addition of bromine and nitro groups