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    • what is the formula for benzene
      C6H6
    • evidence for delocalised bonding in benzene
      planar structure
      bond length
      stability
    • what mechanism does benzene under go
      electrophilic substitution
    • nitration of benzene
      important to the manufacturing of explosives
      electrophile of NO2+
    • where does the electrophile for nitration come from
      concentrated nitric acid
    • what is the catalyst for nitration
      H2SO4
    • Friedel-Crafts acylation
      benzene + acyl chlorides
      AlCl3 catalyst
      RCO + AlCl3 \rightarrow RCO+ + AlCl4-
      aromatic ketone formed
    • amines
      contain a nitrogen atom in place of a carbon in the chain
      can be primary, secondary or tertiary
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