Reactions of Diazonium Salts: Sandmeyer and Related Reactions
Formation of Diazonium Salts From Aromatic Amines Today let’s talk about a set of reactions of aromatic amines, that variously are catalogued under “amines” and
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Aromatic Synthesis (2) – Polarity Reversal
In planning the synthesis of simple aromatic compounds, it’s vital to know some tricks for changing ortho-, para- directors into meta- directors, and vice versa! Here we go
Read moreRules For Aromaticity
In the last post we introduced the concept of aromaticity, a property of some unusually stable organic molecules such as benzene. Although some aromatic molecules are
Read moreSynthesis (7): Reaction Map of Benzene and Related Aromatic Compounds
Reactions of Aromatic Compounds: A Reaction Map Let’s map out all of the reactions we’ve learned in this section on aromatic rings + substituents. The
Read moreReaction Friday: Friedel Crafts Acylation
Today’s Reaction Friday is about the Friedel Crafts acylation of benzene and other aromatics, an important example of electrophilic aromatic substitution. One thing I forgot
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