Benzene chemistry

Is phenol a weak acid?

yes

Can phenol react with sodium carbonate?

no

Can phenol react with NaOH?

yes

What can phenol react with to form an ester?

acid anhydrides and acyl chloride

What can’t phenols react with to form an ester?

carboxylic acid

What directing effect does -OH have

2,4

is a catalyst needed for a halogen to react with a phenol?

no

What two products form when dilute nitric acid is reacted with a phenol?

2-nitrophenol and 4-nitrophenol

What does benzene need to react with nitric acid?

concentrated nitric acid and a sulphuric acid catalyst

Which benzene compounds react more readily with electrophiles than benzene?

phenyl amine and phenol

Name two electron donating groups?

OH and NH2

which directing are electron donating groups?

2,,4,6 donating

What reacts less readily with electrophiles than benzene?

nitrobenzene

Name an electron withdrawing group?

NO2

Which directing effects do electron withdrawing groups have?

3, 5