REACTIVITY

Cards (2)

  • REACTIVITY OF AROMATIC COMPOUNDS?
    1. Ring is an area of high electron density due to delocalised bonding, therefore attacked by electrophiles
    2. Aromatic ring is very stable so energy is required to break the ring before the system is destroyed (known as delocalisation energy) meaning it almost always remains intact
  • WHAT REACTIONS DO AROMATIC COMPOUNDS USUALLY UNDERGO?
    electrophilic substitution