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REACTIONS OF BENZENE
     1. Deduce the main organic products of the following reactions:
        a)      benzene with nitric acid in the presence of sulphuric acid
        b)      benzene with chloromethane in the presence of aluminium chloride
        c)      benzene with propene in the presence of aluminium chloride and hydrogen
                chloride
        d)      benzene with propanoyl chloride in the presence of aluminium chloride
     2. Predict the product(s) of the following reactions
                          Cl
a.
                AlCl3
                               O
b.            1)                   Br / AlBr 3
              2) Br2 / FeBr3
c.
              1) 1-chloropropane / AlCl3
              2) KMnO4 / H3O+
                     O
d.
             1) H         Cl / AlCl3
             2) Cl2 / FeCl3
e.
               1) chloroethane / AlCl3
               2) O2
3. Draw the structure of the aromatic products of the following reactions.
   e
4. For each of the reactions below...
   •   state the reagents and conditions required
   •   state the type of mechanism taking place
   •   write a balanced equation
   •   state any other possible organic products, giving brief reasons for their
   formation