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Unit: Aromatic compounds

Naming benzene derivatives

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Naming benzene derivatives introduction
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Naming benzene derivatives
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Reactions of benzene

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Electrophilic aromatic substitution
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Bromination of benzene
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Friedel-Crafts acylation
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Friedel crafts acylation addendum
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Aromatic stability

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Aromatic stability I
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Aromatic stability II
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Aromatic stability III
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Aromatic stability IV
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Aromatic stability V
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Aromatic heterocycles I
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Aromatic heterocycles II
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Electrophilic aromatic substitution

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Electrophilic aromatic substitution mechanism
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Aromatic halogenation
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Nitration
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Sulfonation
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Friedel-Crafts alkylation
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Friedel-Crafts acylation
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Directing effects

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Ortho-para directors I
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Ortho-para directors II
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Ortho-para directors III
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Meta directors I
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Meta directors II
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Multiple substituents
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Other reactions and synthesis

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Birch reduction I
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Birch reduction II
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Reactions at the benzylic position
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Synthesis of substituted benzene rings I
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Synthesis of substituted benzene rings II
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Nucleophilic aromatic substitution

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Nucleophilic aromatic substitution I
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Nucleophilic aromatic substitution II
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About this unit

The distinctive electronic structure of aromatic leads to some distinctive reactivity! We will be covering the naming of benzene derivatives, stability of aromatic compounds, electrophilic aromatic substitution, and nucleophilic aromatic substitution.