Chemistry 212
Exercise Assignments for Chapters 15 and 16
Benzene and Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution


In-text-exercises concerning electrophilic aromatic substitution
Exercises 15-20, 15-21, 15-23 and 15-26.
Note that the answers to the exercises can be found at the end of the book.

Selected Problems to Chapter 15
A few of the items in problems 1, 2, and 7 will be reviewed in examination No. 1.
Study problemes 4 and 6 together. In this context, also study problem 16.
Solve problems 8, 10, 13, 15a and 15b, and 20.
Solve problem 17. Draw the MOs also in the way done in the lecture (top view).


In-text-exercises concerning SE(Ar) of Benzene Derivatives
Exercises 16-3, 16-4, 16-5, 16-6, 16-7, 16-9, 16-10, 16-12, 16-13, 16-16, 16-17.

Selected Problems to Chapter 16
Read over problems 1 - 4 quickly; they all are very simple.
Exercise your judgement of directing abilities with problems 5 and 6.
Study the synthesis problems 8 - 10.
Take another look at nitration and nitrosation in studying problmes 16 - 18.