Electrophilic substitution of benzene
What Electrophilic substitution of benzene means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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A reaction in which a hydrogen atom on the benzene ring is replaced by a nitro group, attacked by the nitronium ion on the electron-rich ring.
A reaction in which a hydrogen atom on the benzene ring is replaced by a halogen, with the aromatic ring retained.
Topics that use Electrophilic substitution of benzene
- Aromatic compounds (OCR A-Level)
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- Delocalised π system in benzene
- Directing effects
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